Judicial Branch
This is written on the winning side of a Supreme Court decision.
Majority Opinion
The Vice President of the U.S.
Press Secretary
The President's power to completely forgive a crime and release a convicted person from the remainder of his sentence.
pardon
True or False: A Supreme Court Justice must be a citizen of the United States.
False. No qualifications are outlined in the U.S. Constitution.
This type of court is a "second opinion" court above the trial courts.
Appellate court or Court of Appeals
Number of years in the term of a member of the House of Representatives.
2
Government offices in foreign capitals
Embassies
Type of election that determines which candidate will run in the general election.
primary
To determine a state's population, a ____________ is taken every _____ years.
census, 10
This case decision established judicial review by the Supreme Court, which could determine whether government actions were constitutional.
Marbury v. Madison
Number of years in a Senator's term
6
One example of an independent agency that falls under the Bureaucracy of the Executive Branch.
NASA, U.S. Postal Service
This term means relating to the life or affairs WITHIN the home country.
domestic
NATO is an acronym for....
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This case legalized abortion, but was overturned in 2022.
Roe v. Wade
True or False: There are no term limits for congressmen (House or Senate)
True - they can continue to serve as long as they are reelected.
Something a president can sign that has the effect and force of a law. Many are signed at the beginning and end of a presidency.
Executive Orders
This often misused term is the House of Representative's power to formally charge top government officials.
Impeachment
How the president is elected / or the name of the system in place to elect the president.
Electoral College
This Supreme Court case ended segregation.
Brown v. Board of Education
The Second most important person in the House of Representatives
Majority Leader
The head of the State Department in the Executive Branch who is responsible for foreign affairs.
Secretary of State
The name for a candidate who is the current office holder.
incumbent
The Supreme Court Justice who's ruling in a case made the Judicial Branch equal in power to the Legislative and Executive branches.
John Marshall