SCOTUS
A case where a parent sued the school district for his child not being able to attend an all-white school that was closer by.
What is Brown v Board of Education?
This house of Congress was originally elected by state legislatures.
What is the Senate?
A presidential term lasts for this amount of time.
What is Four Years?
This method of funding refers to when the federal government allocates funds that can be used at the discretion of local governments.
Block Grant
This article of the Constitution outlines the amendment process.
What is Article V?
The case that set the precedent for judicial review.
What is Marbury v Madison?
This single House of Congress impeaches officials.
What is the House of Representatives?
This speech is presented by the president every year as a way to set the goals for the nation
What is the State of the Union ?
This government entity must confirm members of the President’s cabinet.
The Senate
This amendment protects against unlawful search and seizure.
What is the 4th amendment?
A term that refers to a court hearing a case for the first time.
What is “original jurisdiction”?
This type of legislation, more specific than usual, is usually passed by Congress in response to an executive order that it does not agree with.
What is clarifying legislation?
The president acts as this role when interacting with Foreign Leaders
What is the Chief of State?
This cabinet department is currently considered one of the most influential departments.
Department of Homeland Security
This list explicitly states each branch of congress’ constitutional obligations and abilities.
What are the enumerated powers?
The case that established selective incorporation of the 2nd Amendment.
What is McDonald v Chicago?
The War Powers Act checks the president’s power over the military by ensuring that the president must notify Congress of military action within 48 hours and prohibits armed forces from remaining more than this many days.
What is 60 days?
This amendment impacted succession regarding the presidency
What is the 25th Amendment?
This is where the deliberations regarding bureaucratic departments’ budgets occur
House and Senate Appropriations Committee
The 18th and 21st amendments began and ended this era in American history.
What is prohibition?
A situation where all judges in a court hear a case rather than just a panel of judges.
What is “en banc”?
All states have a bicameral legislature except for this one.
What is Nebraska?
These are the qualifications for becoming president. (name all 3)
What is being 35, What is being a resident for 14 years, What is being a natural born citizen?
The majority of the annual budget is already allocated to certain programs, such as Medicare and Social Security, which are referred to as this.
Entitlement Programs
These three concepts are defined in Article VI of the constitution.
What is the supremacy clause, forbidding of religious testing requirements for holding office, and that the debts of the US incurred under the Articles of Confederation remain the responsibility of the US under the Constitution?