Vocabulary
SCOTUS refrains from court cases
Judicial Restraint
Number of US Senators
100
Article of the US Constitution that describes the powers of the Executive Branch
Article II
Court case that argued the racial gerrymandering of the state of North Carolina
Shaw v. Reno 1993
Mr. Gomez favorite dish
paella
powers specifically granted to the federal government in the Constitution
Enumerated powers
President of the Senate
Vice President (JD Vance)
Alexander Hamilton favors a single executive in this document
Federalist no. 70
Court case that argued the uneven populations gerrymandered districts of the state of Tennessee
Baker v. Carr 1962
Mr. Gomez college attended
Rowan University
a procedural tool in the U.S. House of Representatives used to force a bill out of committee for a floor vote, even if the committee leadership opposes it
Discharge petition
Leader of the house of rep.
Speaker of the House (Mike Johnson)
Hamilton favors the Judicial branch in this document
Federalist no. 78
Court Case that established Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison 1803
Mr. Gomez favorite athlete of all time
Derek Jeter
House is majority republican, senate is majority democrat
Divided Government
Branch that has the power to approve treaties
Legislative
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
Court case that struck down the gun free school zone act
United States v. Lopez 1995
Mr. Gomez dream living location
Southern Spain, Italy
system where government officials get jobs based on who they know
patronage
Branch that has the power to nominate Supreme Court justices
Executive
Father of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Court case that established the federal government can establish a national bank and does not have to pay a state tax
McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
Mr. Gomez favorite restaurant
Chappala's