Energizer Executive
This form of media is used today by the President to communicate his thoughts with the people.
What is social media?
These two houses of Congress make up a bicameral legislature.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This power is the name for declaring laws unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
Gerrymandering is the...
Manipulation of district boundaries to favor a party
These are the 4 numbers of the Federalist Papers you need to know
Fed 10, Fed 51, Fed 70, Fed 78
This informal power is a directive with the force of a law.
What is an executive order?
The leader of the House of Representatives and is third in line to be the President.
Bonus: Name the current leader
What is the Speaker of the House?
MJ
This word is the belief that courts should interpret the constitution broadly.
What is judicial activism?
This term is when you split opposition voters across districts.
What is cracking?
Fed 70 argued for...
A single, energetic executive ensures accountability and effectiveness
You have these in your kitchen, but the president has this group of trusted advisors to run the various departments.
What is the cabinet?
Congressional Committees are responsible for doing this...
What is reviewing and shaping legislation?
This word is the belief that courts should defer to the other branches
What is judicial restraint?
This term is when you concentrate opposition voters across districts.
What is packing?
Fed 78 argued...
That the judicial branch was the weakest and that life tenure ensured independence; supported judicial review
We're not talking about orange juice! This form of visibility is used by the president to influence the public's opinion.
What is the bully pulpit?
Which of the following is a check on the executive branch by Congress?
What are oversight hearings?
What case established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What is the goal of gerrymandering?
To favor one political party over the other
Fed 10 argued that...
Factions were inevitable and that large republics control them
This Federalist Paper argued for a single, energetic executive in the White House.
What is Federalist 70?
The Senate's power to confirm federal balances is an example of...
Checks and Balances (Legislative checks Judicial)
This court is in between the district courts and the Supreme Court
What are Court of Appeals?
These are the two legal limits on gerrymandering
1. Equal population
2. Compliance with the Voting Rights Act
Fed 51 argued that...
Separation of powers and checks and balances protect liberty