Legislative
These are the 2 Chambers of Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This is the head of the executive branch.
Who is the President of the United States of America?
These are the 3 types of court in the judicial branch.
What are district, circuit, and supreme courts?
What are the executive/president and the Senate?
This is the type of case that is heard in the circuit court and most Supreme Court cases are this as well.
What is a apellate/appeals?
What is 2?
Along with being a US citizen since birth (born in the US) and 35 years old, this is how long you had to have lived in the United States in order to be president.
What is 14 years?
This is the article of the Constitution in which the judicial branch is established.
What is article 3?
This is much of the majority vote is needed from congress to override the President's veto.
What is 2/3 vote?
This is the party/group who brings a case before the supreme court
What is a Petitioner?
What is the population?
This is what the President can do to a bill that means to "reject it".
What is "veto"?
This is how long Supreme Court Justices are appointed for.
What is life or until retirement?
Supreme Court decisions may render exective acts, orders and US laws null utilizing this power...
What is the Judicial Review?
This is more than half of the total # of votes from voters who are voting for something.
What is the majority?
If the senate is voting on a bill and the vote is split 50/50, this is who makes the deciding vote.
Who is the Vice President?
This is how many 4 year terms a president can serve.
What is 2?
This is the latin term for when the Supreme Court Justices agree to hear an appeal
What is a writ of certiori?
This group of appointees aids the president in enforcing/carrying out the laws.
What is the cabinet?
A formal decision made by the Supreme Court.
What is a holding?
This is what a law is called before it is approved by congress and signed by the President.
What is a bill?
This is a title that the President holds that means "he commands the military in times of war".
What is Commander in Chief?
This is the latin term for the practice of upholding prior court rulings (precedents).
What is stare decisis?
Its called _____ when the Supreme Court hears a case first, as it does for lawsuits between 2 or more states.
What is original jurisdiction?
These are briefs filed by interested parties to the Supreme Court after they announce a case added to their docket.
What is Amicus Curiae?