The Congress
A power that is specifically granted to the national government in the Constitution
Enumerated or expressed power
A 1973 law that states when the president can send out troops without congressional approval and for how long
War Powers Resolution
Any governmental organization that is structured to carry out specific functions
Bureaucracy or Bureaucratic agency
The head of the Department of Justice
Attorney General
"Let the previous decision stand" is what this latin based judicial term means
Stare Decisis
Dating back to 1790, this Senate only action seeks to stall debate and the subsequent voting of a bill on the Floor
Filibuster
"The executive power shall be vested in a president" who should "take care that the laws be faithfully executed." These clauses help to shape the President's implied Powers also known as...
Inherent Power
NASA is an example of this type of bureaucracy (must completely spell it out)
Independent Executive Agency
This office is the newest cabinet level department established by an executive order by President George W. Bush after the 9/11 Attacks. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Transportation Security Administration and Border Patrol operate under this Office
Department of Homeland Security
A document containing a legal argument supporting a desired outcome in a particular case filed by a third party; referred to as a "friend of the Court."
Amicus curiae brief
The drawing legislative district boundary lines to get an advantage by manipulating the shape for the dominant party
Gerrymandering
An order by the president to the bureacracy that has the effect of the law
Executive order
A bureaucratic office that is not part of the cabinet and is in charge of environmental concerns (must completely spell it out)
Environmental Protection Agency
This Cabinet level department has recently undergone a name change reverting back to its original name.
Department of War
An order issued by a higher court to a lower court to send up the record of a case for review
Writ of certiorari
A memer of Congress that aides majority or minority leader of the House or Senate
Whip
This defines how to fill the Presidential vacancies by stating that the Vice President becomes the President upon their vacancy of the office. It also outlines a way for the President to be removed if they are deemed unfit to carry out their duties.
Twenty-fifth amendment
The head of a typical cabinet level department with the exception of the Department of Justice
Secretary
Two examples of an independent regulatory agency would be... (abbreviations are acceptable)
Answers may vary
This type of judicial jurisdiction allows a court to review a previous or original decision on the basis of appeal
Appellate
The number of votes required for the following:
-Propose an amendment and remove an officer as a result of impeachment
-Establish cloture in the Senate
-Pass a bill
-2/3
-60% (3/5)
-51% (simple majority)
The President prepares a budget which is then sent to Congress for deliberation. The President doesn't prepare the budget by themselves, but has the help of this executive panel.
Office of Management and Budget
These are three duties of a bureaucratic agency
Rulemaking, enforcement, adjudication (decide guilt and punishment)
An iron triangle is a long term policy making relationship between these three entities
Congress, Interests, Bureacracy
This is a type of opinion of the Supreme Court in which the opinion represents that of all of the Justices. So, it represents the opinion "of the Court" as a whole.
Per Curiam