Legislative Branch
The term lengths for both the House and the Senate
What are 2 years and 6 years long?
Head of the executive branch at the state level
Who is the governor?
Length of term for a Supreme Court justice
What is a lifetime appointment?
The first 10 amendments of the constitution
Where is the Bill of Rights
Organizations created by interest groups to fundraise for candidates and elections
What is a political action committee (PAC)?
You must be 25, a resident of the state you live in, and a US citizen for 7 years
Maximum amount of terms a president may be elected to
2
A written decision by the Supreme Court
Freedom of speech, press, petition, association, religion.
What are the rights given in the First Amendment?
America’s system of dividing power between the states and the national government
The only people with the power to introduce articles of impeachment
US House representatives
The president’s most important influence over the Court
The power to appoint judges with the approval of senate
Power of the judicial branch created through Marbury v Madison
What is judicial review?
Amendment that provides the for no unreasonable search and seizure.
The 4th amendment
This program makes a monthly payment to anyone who is 65 or older, blind, or disabled
What is social security?
The leader of the US House
Who is the Speaker of the House?
When the President receives a bill but is unable to reject and return the bill to an adjourned Congress within the 10-day period
What is a pocket veto?
Supreme Court decisions can only be overturned by the Supreme Court in a future opinion OR
Constitutional amendment
This gives Congress the power to make laws to carry out their listed powers and has been used to expand the role of the federal government
What is the Elastic Clause
A system in which the government both supports and regulates private enterprises
What is a mixed economy?
The way the Legislative branch can check the Judicial branch
Why must Senate approve of Judicial nominees?
Total of electoral votes needed to win the presidency
270 or a majority
A power of the Supreme Court other than interpreting the constitution
Upholding regulatory laws, protecting civil liberties, or influencing public opinion
Equal Protection, birthright citizenship, and due process
Which rights were created under the 14th Amendment?
An agreement in which the government promises to protect the natural rights of people
What is the Social Contract as described by John Locke?