Congress
The Presidency
The Judiciary
Bureaucracy
Know your cases
150
The three types of Congressional representation are this
What is Trustee, Delegate, and Politico
150
This term refers to politicians who are completing their tenure in office after being voted out.
What is a lame duck?
150
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?
150
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 a river
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
150
This court case established the Supreme Court's informal power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
200
The formal motion used to end or limit debate in the Senate.
What is cloture?
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?
250
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?
250
In 1942, Franklin Roosevelt used this implied power to establish relocation centers and detail American citizens.
What is an executive order?
250
Latin for "let the decision stand" this concept guides the judiciary to rely heavily on precedents.
What is stare decisis?
250
relationship between regulators, legislators, and lobbyists.
What is an iron triangle?
250
In this case, the Court ruled, "one person one vote."
What is Baker v. Carr?
300
How many members of the House of Representatives are there and who leads them?
What is 435 and who is the Speaker of the House
300
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?
300
Much like a president, a judge can be removed through this constitutional process.
What is impeachment?
300
Name at least 8 of the 15 executive agency departments
Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs and Justice
300
The ruling in this case regarding the 2000 Florida electoral recouont raised serious questions about the Supreme Court's legitimacy.
What is Bush v. Gore?
400
A person in congress who tries to get funding for a special project in their district, called two things. Name them.
What is Pork Barrell spending or "Earmarks".
400
What law attempted to limit the Presidents unilateral war-making powers, but was mostly unsuccessful
What is the War Powers Resolution of 1973
400
The Supreme Court ruled in INS v. Chadha that this tool of Congress to control the president and the executive bureaucracy was unconstitutional.
What are legislative vetoes?
400
Describe the "Chevron Deference" when it comes to discretionary authority of agencies
a Supreme Court doctrine that allowed courts to defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. The doctrine was established in 1984 in the case Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.. In June 2024, the Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference
400
Law that allowed the unlimited spending on campaigns in the form of PACs, money = free speech
What is Citizens United vs FEC