Legislative/Congress
This person serves six year terms and the other serves two year terms.
What is senator and what is representative.
When a bill from congress comes to the president's desk and is denied or rejected.
What is a veto?
This is an enumerated power for the executive.
A past result of a court case that applies to a current court case.
What is a Precedent?
If you have worked hard and are deserving of the position you will receive a/the position.
What is Merit-Based System.
This document gives the executive branch a leader (president) and gives the branch more power of enforcement.
What is Federalist 70.
When a member of congress agrees to help another member of congress in the legislative process.
What is logrolling.
You help my bill I'll help yours.
Limit to how many terms someone can serve as president (limited to two terms).
What is the 22nd Amendment?
SCOTUS practice that grants a writ of certiorari. Also prevents the majority of the court to control the docket.
What is the Rule of Four.
A bureaucracy puts into affect that cars that pass on interstate highways must stop at a poll. This is an example of...
What is federal regulations.
Ruled that redistricting that targets majority and minority districts to favor race. Racial jerrymandering is not allowed.
What is Shaw v. Reno
This comes from the Elastic Clause of the Constitution which gives congress a certain type of power.
What is Implied powers?
Example of an implied power:
Establish federal min wage, establish air force, establish national parks.
The president is in control of the United States military and is considered this.
What is the commander-in-chief.
Congress declares war, but if immediate threat the president can authorize war without congress.
Court cases with similar past ruled scenario/ must follow the legal precedents set in similar past cases.
What is Stare Decisis.
The ability to suspend or revoke license or permit and to issue licenses is provided.
What is Discretionary authority?
This document gives rise to a branch which reviews if actions are deemed to be constitutional, and allows for the set up of a national/federal court system.
What is Federalist 78
The power of the purse.
What is enumerated powers?
This gave the president the option to cut certain parts of a bill out and is today unconstitutional.
What is a Line Item Veto or a Partial Veto.
This is unconstitutional because the president does not have the power to edit or create a bill. Thus being unconstitutional.
The court going beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal implications of its decisions.
What is Judicial Activism.
If one has been there for a while, and/or you have good relations with person(s) of higher position which will result in a position being given.
What is the patronage system.
What is Baker v. Carr (1962)
A county/district redraws or redistricts the voting lines to benefit a certain minority of people.
What is gerrymandering?
The president has the power to make treaties/agreements, along with appoint and receive ambassadors around the world.
What is the Chief Diplomat?
The power of the Judicial Branch to determine if a law, decision, or action is constitutional.
What is Judicial Review.
Power to manipulate and control a group, or groups, by withholding funding, or encouraging a way for funding.
What is Power of the purse?
Established Judicial Review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?