Senate and House of Reps
This amendment broadened democracy by giving the people of the state the right to elect their senators.
17th amendment
President of the Senate
Vice president
drawing of illogical district lines to be in advantage to one party
gerrymandering
who exercises formal powers in office?
President
the authority to hear a case for the first time
original jurisdiction
Gives congress the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution of the foregoing powers.
Necessary and Proper Clause
Below the floor leader/ deputy leader
Whip
The intentional drawing of legislative districts on the basis of race
Racial Gerrymandering
what allows the bill to die?
pocket veto
Latin for “to make more certain.”
certiorari
The first congressional power enumerated is the power to raise revenue.
Power of the purse
Only house leadership position mentioned in the constitution
Speaker of the house
executive who has not won reelection or who is closing in on the end of the second presidential term
“lame duck” president
The president has both formal and informal powers and functions to accomplish what?
policy agenda
Although this term of office is now generally called a “life term,” most U.S. judges retire or go on senior status at age 65, and a handful have been impeached and rem
Judge's Terms
Implies that the nation legislature can make additional laws intended to take care of the items in the enumerated list
Elastic clause
funds earmarked for specific purposes in a legislator’s district.
Pork-Barrel spending
One person, One vote
Baker v. Carr
resembles a treaty yet does not require the Senate’s two-thirds vote
executive agreement
The first Congress essentially defined the three-tier federal court system with what act?
Judiciary Act of 1789
Allows senators to recommend or reject major presidential appointees such as cabinet secretaries and federal judges.
Advice and Consent
A modern device that functions as a step toward transparency and democracy in the House
discharge petition.
Court Case that deals with Racial Gerrymandering
Shaw v. Reno
the right to withhold information or their decision-making process from another branch, especially Congress.
executive privilege
Citizens can also bring civil disputes to U.S. court to settle a business or personal conflict.
Civil Cases