Congress
President of the Senate (or President pro Tempore)
Who is the Vice President of the United States
The president is forced to make a speech.
What is the State of the Union address?
This gave Congress and the President power to create the IRS?
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Filibuster
Action in the Senate designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill.
Politicians use this to circumvent the press and speak directly to the people.
What is social media?
Originally, directly elected by the people
Who is the House of Representatives
Inspired the 22nd amendment.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Suffrage
What is the right to vote in political elections?
This is when the president doesn't sign a bill within nine days of Congress recessing.
What is a pocket veto?
This appointment allows the president to have a lasting influence on the government.
What is the Supreme Court?
Something that only the House of Representatives is allowed to do.
Impeach the president or Initiate revenue and appropriations bills.
Executive agreements require the approval of this group.
What is no one?
Entitlement programs
What is a government sponsored program that provides guaranteed benefits to those who meet the eligibility requirements.
Enumerated Powers
What is powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution?
This is how Kevin McCarthy became the Speaker of the House.
What is being elected by the Republicans in the House?
Conference committee
What is a committee between the House and Senate to iron out differences on a bill.
This power allows the president to make an executive agreement with Mexico.
What is an Informal Power?
An additional provision added to a bill or other measure which may or may not have much, if any, connection with the purpose of the bill.
What is a rider?
A government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents.
What is pork or pork barrel
The constitutional phrase that allows the Senate to approve presidential appointments.
What is Advice and Consent?
Allowed the Senate to be elected by the people.
What is the 17th amendment?
This presidential appointment will give the president a lasting influence on the nation.
What is appointing a Supreme Court justice?
This is a law of Congress that provides an agency with budget authority.
What is an appropriations bill?
The practice of exchanging favors by voting for each other's proposed legislation.
What is logrolling?
A type of presidential appointment not approved by the Senate.
What is the president's staff?
Chief of Staff, Press Secretary, Senior White House Aides and Advisors