Executive
The 45th President of the U.S
Donald John Trump
Number of Senators
100
Number of Representatives in the House
435
Process of appointing a Supreme Court Justice
Candidates are nominated by the President of the United States and must face a series of hearings in which both the nominee and other witnesses make statements and answer questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which can vote to send the nomination to the full United States Senate.
Polarization
division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs
The Vice President
Mike Pence
Current Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell
The current Speaker of The House
Nancy Pelosi
Appellate Court
Court that generally reviews only findings of law made by lower courts.
Initiates Impeachment Proceedings
House of Representatives
The Bully Pulpit
A public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue.
Filibuster
A prolonged speech or series of speeches made to delay action on legislation in the Senate. The purpose is to kill the measure by talking it to death.
Whip
A member of the party leadership in each house who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking, rounds up members when important votes are to be taken, and attempts to keep a nose count of how the voting on a controversial issue is likely to go.
The two different ways a Supreme Court Justice can approach Judicial Review
Judicial Activism , Judicial Restraint
Ratifies Treaties
Senate
Article of the Constitution that deals with Executive branch
Article 2
Qualifications for being a senator
Citizen of the U.S. for at least 9 years,
Live in the state they represent at the time of election
30 years old to run
Qualifications for being a House member
Citizen of the U.S. for past 7 years,
Live in the state they represent @ the time of election,
Be at least 25 years old
Judicial Review
Power of the courts to review acts of other branches of government and the states.
Bicameral Legislature
A legislative assembly composed of two separate houses, such as the U.S. Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Name 3 federal positions a POTUS can appoint
Judges, cabinet members, ambassadors, diplomats, heads of executive agencies and commissions, commissioned officers in the military
The amendment that gave voters the right to vote for their Senators directly
17th Amendment
What procedure causes states to either gain or lose House Representatives
The census
Case that established Judicial Review
Marbury V Madison (1803) by John Marshall
Pocket Veto
When the President receives a bill and Congress adjourns in less than 10 days and he does not sign it.