Congressional Terms
Powers
Judicial Terms
Officials
Miscellaneous
100
Decides whether a person will be charged with a crime.
What is a Grand Jury
100
Powers that are written in the U.S. Constitution and are given to the national government.
What are Expressed Powers
100
Unpopular provision added to an important bill that is certain to pass, so that the provision is guaranteed to pass.
What is a Rider
100
Nancy Pelosi
Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives
100
A person that chooses not to vote, even though they are capable of doing so.
What is an Ididot
200
Decides whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.
What is a Petit Jury
200
Powers that are given only to the states.
What are Reserved Powers
200
Various tactics aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body by preventing a final vote.
What is a Filibuster
200
The President Pro Tem of the Senate
Who is Robert Byrd
200
Creates both extreme wealth and extreme poverty.
What is Capitalism
300
Forces you to testify in court.
What is a Subpeona
300
Powers that both the national and state governments share.
What are Concurrent Powers
300
Committees that are usually created to investigate wrongs in government and are temporary.
What is a Select Committee
300
The Fillmore County Clerk Magistrate.
Who is Cindy Carrigan
300
People own some businesses while the government owns the essential businesses.
What is Socialism
400
After a person is found guilty, the state must prove these circumstances for the person to recieve the death penalty.
What are Aggravating Circumstances
400
Powers that the national government hold in order to carry out the expressed powers.
What are Implied Powers
400
Gives the members of Congress that have been there the longest positions within the committees.
What is Senority Rule
400
Ben Bernanke
Who is the Chairman of the Federal Reserve
400
Drawing of screwy district lines to benefit a minority or political party.
What is Gerrymandering
500
After a person is found guilty, the defense must prove these circumstances to avoid the death penalty.
What are Mitigating Circumstances
500
Powers not laid out in the Constitution that the national government possesses in order to deal with foreign affairs.
What are Inherent Powers
500
To set a bill aside and let it die in committee.
What is Pigeonholing
500
John Roberts
Who is Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
500
The process of becoming a US citizen
What is Naturalization
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