Executive
This article of the Constitution deals with the executive branch.
What is Article II?
This type of vote is needed to end a filibuster in the Senate.
What is Cloture?
The Supreme Court case that established the court's power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Members of the Bureaucracy are hired using this system.
The merit system.
A pocket veto is an example of this type of power.
What is a formal power?
A member of congress who takes into account views of their constituents but uses their own judgement to what they think is best for them.
What is a trustee?
The foundational document that asserted Supreme Court justices should serve life sentences and that it was the "least dangerous" of the branches.
What is Federalist 78?
Congress uses this with the federal bureaucracy to hold hearings/investigations
What is congressional oversight?
the type of segregation that was outlawed by the Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board.
What is de jure segregation?
The informal power of using media coverage to promote an agenda to the public.
In a case regarding abortion, interest groups such as Right to Life and Planned Parenthood file this kind brief urging the court to decide the case in their favor.
What is an Amicus Curaie brief?
Along with these other two groups, the bureaucracy is a part of iron triangles.
What is Congress and Interest Groups?
The foundational document that argued for the need of a single, energetic executive.
What is Federalist 70?
The Supreme Court case set the precedent that racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
A Supreme Court justice who believes they should use the bench to create social change is practicing this.
What is judicial activism.
This person appoints heads of departments, which are then confirmed by this group.
Who is the President? Who is the Senate?
The core american democratic value that allows people to enter into the marketplace without undue government intervention.
What is free enterprise?
This has been the biggest factor in the increase in presidential power over the last 50 years.
What are executive orders?
This has been responsible for the largest increase in Congress's power since the creation of our Constitution.
What is the commerce clause?
The Supreme Court Case that strengthened Congress' power using the "necessary and proper" argument.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This refers to the advisory group selected by the President to aid in making decisions.
The Cabinet
Supreme Court Case that led to the "one person, one vote" standard for redistricting.
What is Baker v. Carr?