An arrangement in which two or more members of Congress agree in advance to support each other's bills.
What is logrolling?
100
The authority of a court to decide certain cases.
What is Jurisdiction?
100
A federal agency that is not part of a cabinet department but reports directly to the president.
What is an Independent Executive Agency?
200
This court case established the Supremacy Clause
What is McCullough v. Maryland?
200
These are two of the requirements that need to be met in order for someone to become President of the United States.
What is a natural born citizen that is at least 35 years of age?
200
The use of the Senate's tradition of unlimited debate to block a bill.
What is a filibuster?
200
To send a case back down to the lower courts
What is Remand?
200
Someone who brings to public attention gross governmental inefficiency or an illegal action
What is a whistleblower?
300
This controversial court case struck down a gun law based around interstate commerce.
What is United States v. Lopez
300
The authority vested in the president to fill a government office or position?
What is the Appointment Power?
300
The drawing of legislative district boundary lines for the purpose of obtaining a partisan or factional advantage.
What is Gerrymandering?
300
To stand on decided cases; the judicial policy of following precedents established b past decisions.
What is Stare Decisis?
300
This act established the principle of employment on the basis of merit and created the Civil Service Commission to administer the personal service.
What is the Pendleton Act?
400
This court case answered questions about whether the Federal Government could regulate interstate commerce.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
400
This is an international agreement made by the president, without senatorial ratification, with the head of a foreign state.
What is an Executive Agreement?
400
The presiding officer in the House of Representatives, dependent on the majority party.
What is the Speaker of the House?
400
This Federal Court was created in 1978 to hear requests for warrants for the surveillance of suspected spies.
What is the FISA Court?
400
A law the requires all committee-directed federal agencies to conduct their business regularly in public sessions.
What is the Sunshine Act?
500
The court case in which certain provisions of the Brady Act requiring state officials to execute a federal law (in doing background checks for gun ownership) are unconstitutional.
What is Printz v. United States?
500
This established procedures for filling presidential and vice presidential vacancies and makes provisions for presidential disability.
What is the 25th Amendment?
500
These are the four types Congressional Committees.
What are Standing, Select, Joint, and Conference Committees?
500
There are four possible statements by judges on the decision reached in a case.
What are Unanimous, Majority, Concurring, and Dissenting Opinions?
500
This act authorizes agencies to allow those who will be affected by a new rule to participate in the rule-drafting process.