Legislative
What does the speaker of the house do?
The most powerful person in Congress, Assign bills to committees, control floor debate, and appoint party members to communities
What are executive orders?
It is an implied power given to the president that allows them to manage the federal government
What do judiciary do?
The power of the court to declare a legislative or executive act unconstitutional
What is incumbency?
A person who is previously in office
What is held in Marbury v. Madison?
This established judicial review
What does the senate do?
Designed to represent states equally
What is the 22nd amendment?
The president cannot be elected more than twice
How do ideologically changes in the supreme court change existing precedents?
They can establish new ones or reject old ones
Power to negotiate foreign policies
What is held in Baker v. Carr?
Established 1 person 1 vote
What does the house do?
Designed to represent the population
What is veto and pocket veto?
What is stare decisis?
When the supreme court lets the precedent stand because they are the supreme law of the land
What is gerrymandering?
When they manipulate the boundaries of states of districts to favor a party
What discussed in Shaw V. Reno?
Addressed racial gerrymandering
They must generate a budget
What does the vice president do?
They have power to break a tie vote in the senate
What is the difference between concurring and dissenting opinion?
Concurring is when a justice who voted in the majority has a different reasoning behind their decision, and dissent a justice who voting in a minority and must write a paper on why they did this
What is the state of union?
Annual address delivered by the president when first in office
What is fed 70?
What does pork barrel legislation do?
Passes laws and projects for their specific districts/state
What is a bully pulpit?
The president advocating their agenda and influencing public opinion, using their position as the leader
What is the Supremacy clause?
The federal laws take power over the state laws
What is pardon power?
Grants president to implement pardon for offenses against the United States
What is fed 78?
Federal judiciary has the power to determine whether things are unconstitutional