EXECUTE THIS!
LEGISLATE THAT!
DEFINE THOSE!
Boring Bureaucracy
DEFINE MOAR!
100
The job of the executive branch is to ____ the laws.
enforce
100
The two houses in the U.S's bicameral legislature are these houses.
House of Representatives and Senate
100
This is the number of justices that sit on the Supreme Court.
9
100
This cabinet department principally deals with foreign affairs.
State
100
Currently filled by this guy, he is the most powerful person in the Senate.
Chuck Schumer
200
The presidents' role as Commander-In-Chief gives them control over this.
Military
200
The people whose job it is to make sure that everybody votes along party lines are called the____
Whips
200
This power of the Judicial Branch allows them to look back and determine if a law follows the constitution or not.
Judicial Review
200
All the departments of the Bureaucracy are controlled by a secretary who is a part of the presidents' this.
Cabinet
200
The party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-file in the legislature.
Whip
300
A "law" that the president can issue or create as long as it relates to an existing law.
Executive Order
300
The process by which congressional districts are drawn to favor one party over another is called this.
Gerrymandering
300
Term used to refer to the situation in which one party controls the presidency while the other party controls Congress.
What is divided government?
300
The independent regulatory commission that is in charge of controlling what media is allowed is called this three letter commssion.
FCC
300
For a veto override of a president's veto to happen, you need ____% of the vote in both houses of Congress
67
400
In order to impeach a president this percentage of people in the House need to vote in favor.
more than 50%
400
Congress' power to set the federal budget is also known as this power.
Power of the Purse
400
The section-by-section review and revision of a bill by committee
Mark up
400
Congress watches over the bureaucracy to make sure they are staying in line by using this power.
Congressional Oversight
400
This is a legislator who is entrusted to excise their own judgment and wisdom; believes their constituents trust their independent decision making ability to act on their behalf
trustee
500
The ability of the president to persuade people to get the public to support their issues is called what? Like that SOTU Address!
Bully Pulpit
500
The type of congressional representation in which a representative votes the way that they believe their constituents would want.
Delegate
500
Executive agency that assist the president in preparing the annual budget, to clear and coordinate all department agency budgets, to help set fiscal policy, and to supervise the administration of the federal budget.
OMB
500
If a government agency is not following the rules that congress has set for them congress can _____ that agency.
abolish
500
Required govt spending by permanent laws; so like social security!
Mandatory spending
600
A United States Supreme Court justice has announced his retirement at the end of the current Supreme Court term. What is the most likely presidential action in response to this announcement?
Nomination of a new justice
600
In this SCOTUS case, the SCOTUS created a one-person, one-vote standard for reviewing congressional districts. It also made gerrymandering cases justiciable.
Baker v Carr (1962)
600
These are legislative provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exemptions from taxes or mandated fees. you know, like for the N/S Freeway
earmarks
600
How many cabinet departments are there?
15
600
Federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (includes FBI, Civil Rights Division, Antitrust Division, Drug Enforcement Administration...)
Department of Justice (Batman's Department!)
700
In _________, Alexander Hamilton states that “energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government.” In this statement, Hamilton is arguing in favor of the need for a single executive who can respond quickly to crises.
Federalist 70
700
The Constitution states that all revenue bills must originate from where?
The House of Representatives
700
This type of representation is representing constituents by mirroring their personal, politically relevant characteristics.
descriptive represntation
700
This authority is given to appointed bureaucrats who can choose courses of action and make policies that aren't in law already or are unclear.
What is discretionary authority?
700
This refers to the close relationship between a congressional committee (usually), an interest group, and a gov't agency (bureaucracy). Honestly the reason why pizza is a vegetable. (LOL)
Iron Triangle
800
A law passed in 1973 spelling out the conditions under which the president can commit troops without congressional approval
War Powers Resolution
800
In what type of committee do most bills die?
Standing
800
The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census
Reapportionment
800
These are organizations that regulate businesses or economic sectors, like the SEC or the EPA.
Independent regulatory agencies
800
The minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted in Congress
Quorum