Congress
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100
This chamber of Congress is designed to represent all states equally.
What is the Senate?
100
This term refers to politicians who are completing their tenure in office after being voted out.
What is a lame duck?
100
In 1987, this body exercised its constitutional authority in rejecting President Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.
What is the Senate?
100
The Cuyahoga River caught fire dozens of times before the federal government stepped in. Discretionary and rule-making authority to implement policy are given to bureaucratic agencies, including this agency most responsible for stopping the pollution in that river./https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/e4/13/e4136a97-b510-432c-8089-15a4d7ba50f7/gettyimages-515303088.jpg)
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
100
This court case established the Supreme Court's informal power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
200
"The voters should get to pick their representatives, not the representatives picking their voters." This quote is an argument against this practice.
What is Gerrymandering?
200
In addition to signing and vetoing, this is the third option afforded to presidents upon the presentment of bills from Congress.
What is the pocket veto?
200
This Federalist paper set forth the rationale behind an independent judiciary.
What is Federalist #78?
200
Civil Service reform replaced the patronage system with this alternative way to staff government.
What is the merit system?
200
In this case, the Court struck down racially-based gerrymandering.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
300
More than half of federal spending goes to programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Veterans benefits. These are examples of ____________ spending.
What is mandatory?
300
In 1942, Franklin Roosevelt used this implied power to establish relocation centers and detail American citizens.
What is an executive order?
300
Latin for "let the decision stand" this concept guides the judiciary to rely heavily on precedents.
What is stare decisis?
300
This image reflects this relationship between regulators, legislators, and lobbyists.
What is an iron triangle?
300
In this case, the Court ruled, "one person one vote."
What is Baker v. Carr?
400
In 2013, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke for 21 hours and 19 minutes in opposition to the Affordable Care Act per this loophole in Senate rules.
What is the filibuster?
400
In 1913, Woodrow Wilson began the modern tradition by which presidents use this annual message as a tool for agenda-setting.
What is the State of the Union address?
400
When judges use their rulings to broaden the extent of the law and allow for new interpretations.
What is judicial activism?
400
A senator from Alaska tried to slip funding for a half a billion dollar bridge to a small island into an unrelated spending bill. This is known as......
What is pork barrel legislation?
400
The ruling in this case regarding if Texas or the United States attorney general would prosecute a gun free zone case in Texas.
What is US v Lopez?
500
The formal motion used to end or limit debate in the Senate.
What is cloture?
500
The justification for a single executive was outlined in this Federalist Paper.
What is Federalist #70?
500
This is how the Constitution attempts to protect judges from being influenced by elected officials and the public in their decision making.
What is life tenure?
500
Since Jimmy Carter has only served one term in office, this constitutional amendment guarantees he is eligible to run for one more term.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
500
The Supreme Court's ruled that states did not have the right to tax federal banks due to the supremacy clause in the Constitution.
What is McCulloch v Maryland?