The Presidency
This group of advisors heads executive departments.
What is the Cabinet?
This type of election only allows registered party members to vote.
What is a closed primary
This term means the legislature has two houses.
What is bicameralism
These members serve 2-year terms and represent districts.
Who are Representatives?
This constitutionally created group formally selects the President of the United States.
What is the Electoral college
This presidential order has the force of law without Congress.
What is an Executive order
This type of primary allows any registered voter to vote in any party’s election.
What is an open primary
This plan proposed equal representation for all states in Congress.
What is the New Jersey Plan
These members serve 6-year terms and represent entire states.
Who are Senators
This system gives all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate who wins the most votes in that state.
What is the winner take all system
This is an international agreement made without Senate approval.
What is an executive agreement
These elections take place between presidential elections.
What are mid-term elections
This plan proposed representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan
This case established judicial review.
What is Marbury vs Madison
This is an elector who votes for someone other than the candidate who won their state.
Who is a faithless elector
This is the process of charging an official with serious wrongdoing.
What is impeachment
This occurs when voters skip races at the bottom of a long ballot or stay home due to exhaustion.
What is ballot(Voter)fatigue
This Senate tactic delays or blocks a vote by extending debate.
What is a filibuster
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court
This number of electoral votes is needed to win a presidential election.
What is 270
This term describes how presidents use their platform to influence opinion.
What is Bully Pulpit
This is the manipulation of district boundaries to favor a party or candidate.
What is gerrymandering
This is Congress’s power to monitor and review other branches.
What is oversight
These courts are the lowest level and hold trials.
What are District Courts
This system divides electoral votes based on districts or statewide results.
What is the District System