Executive
Established two-term limit for presidents
22nd Amendment
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
Informal power that acts like a law, but without the consent of Congress
Executive order
A hold used by Senators to talk a bill "to death"
filibuster
Sets the agenda and rules for debate, makes committee assignments, elected by the full House
Speaker of the House
Appellate Court
Court that generally reviews only findings of law made by lower courts.
A Republican president and a Congress controlled by Democrats is an example of this type of government.
Divided
The Bully Pulpit
A public office or position of authority that provides its occupant with an outstanding opportunity to speak out on any issue.
Advice and consent
The role of the Senate in confirming presidential appointments and treaties
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
One of the ways Congress can check the bureaucracy
Oversight hearings
Budget
Create, cancel, expand, shrink agencies
Informal power used to inform Congress and the public of the president's interpretation of a law
signing statement
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
Latin for "let the decision stand"
stare decisis
Money going from federal government to the states for a specific purpose
categorical grant
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
race
In Fed 78, Hamilton argues that life tenure for judges is the best way for the courts to remain __________.
independent
McCulloch v. Maryland defined the relationship between the federal government and the states using these two provisions of the Constitution.
Supremacy clause and necessary and proper clause