This is the name for the group of "most senior advisors to the President"
What is the Cabinet
100
The length of a term for any federal judge (district, circuit, or Supreme)
What is lifetime
100
The total number of justices that serve on the bench of the US Supreme Court
What is 9
100
Each state's electoral votes are determined by the combined number of these per state. By law, the minimum amount any state could have is 3.
What are Representatives and Senators.
100
I'm ready! I'm ready! I'm ready!
Who is Spongebob Squarepants
200
The President often relies on this person in the Cabinet to help him/her make financial decisions about the entire nation.
What is Secretary of Treasury
200
The "second level" of Federal Courts; where you would take your case if you felt there was an "error of law" in the previous ruling.
What is Circuit Court of Appeals
200
To appeal your case before the Supreme Court, you must petition the court for this document to be issued.
What is a writ of certiorari
200
This is the current "magic number" of votes that a Presidential candidate must receive in the Electoral College to "clinch" the election.
What is 270
200
"I know what we're gonna do today!"
What is Phineas and Ferb
300
In charge of the Executive Office of the President, this person manages the flow of information in and out of the White House as well as controlling the amount of people who can see the President on a day-to-day basis.
What is the Chief of Staff
300
This Senate committee "determines" through a series of hearings how "qualified" a judicial nominee is for his/her post.
What is the Judicial Committee
300
Both the appellant and respondent have this amount of time to argue their case before the justices.
What is 30 minutes
300
This is the name for a member of the Electoral College who fails to live up to his/her "pledge" to vote for the popularly elected candidate and instead gives the vote to another person.
What is a "faithless elector"
300
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Who is Quagmire (Family Guy)
400
This Cabinet member leads the Justice Department and is considered the "top lawyer" in the US
What is the Attorney General
400
This Congressional law passed in 1789 created the "inferior courts" of the federal government, set the number of justices who would sit on the Supreme Court, and established that the Supreme Court is the HIGHEST court in the land.
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789
400
Literally meaning "friend of the court" this policy allows for outside groups to file briefs in support of the issue at stake to show that it applies to many more Americans than just the parties in this case.
What is amicus curiae
400
If no majority exists in the Electoral College, this government body is given the job to elect the President.
What is the US House of Representatives
400
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Who is C. Montgomery Burns (The Simpsons)
500
Created in 1939, this group makes up the President's immediate staff (including his/her speechwriters, press secretaries, etc.)
What is the Executive Office of the President
500
Essentially, this legal term means "what gets tried where"
What is "jurisdiction"
500
This "type" of court typically overturns previous Court decisions in the interest of promoting "socially desirable goals".
What is an "activist court"
500
These are the only two states in the Union who do not follow the "winner-take-all" system in the Electoral College.