Legislative Branch
This person is the head of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
This is a yearly address by the President to Congress about what's happening in the country.
What is the State of the Union?
This limits popular opinion from affecting federal judges' decision.
What is life tenure?
These are 2 main things that the bureaucracy does.
What are: (possible answers): Implement laws, make rules, settle disputes, testify before Congress
This court case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The manipulation of the boundaries of a constituency to favor one party over another.
What is gerrymandering?
This is the main check the President has over the judicial branch.
What is appointing judges?
This is the explanation for the decision from the losing group of justices in a court case.
What is the minority opinion?
This is the main way Congress 'checks' the bureaucracy, other than its consent power of appointments.
What is Congressional oversight or funding
This court case created the 'one person, one vote' precedent.
What is Baker v. Carr?
This committee sets bills on the calendar for debate.
What is the rules committee?
This amendment limits the presidents' terms.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
This term refers to federal courts very often striking down legislation. (When they use judicial review A LOT)
What is judicial activism?
This is the relationship between Congress, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups.
What is an iron triangle?
This document argued one person acting as president would be best for the country.
What is Federalist 70?
These are three powers only the Senate (not the House) has.
Advice and consent of presidential appointees, trial of impeachment, ratify treaties
This allows the President to 'make a law' without Congress' approval
What is an executive order
This is the main way Congress 'checks' a judicial decision it disagrees with.
What is amending legislation?
This is the law that began the shift from patronage to merit based hiring in the bureaucracy.
What is the Civil Service Reform Act or the Pendleton Act?
This court case ruled racial gerrymandering was illegal.
This defeats a filibuster with 60 votes.
What is cloture?
This is a limit on the President's ability to send troops into combat. It was passed in 1973.
What is the War Powers Act?
This latin term means to 'let the decision stand.'
What is stare decisis?
These groups in the executive branch the oversee specific industries in business. They are not under an executive department and usually have a board of directors.
What is an independent regulatory commission.
This paper written by Hamilton argued judicial review would protect against unconstitutional laws being passed.
What is Federalist 78?