Separation of Powers
The main responsibility of the Legislative Branch.
What is to make/create laws?
The number of Representatives in the House of Representatives.
The number of electoral votes a candidate needs to win the presidency.
The Supreme Court is considered to be this type of court.
What is an Appellate court?
What is an organization that tries to influence government policy and that interest groups do not nominate candidates?
The branch that has the power to impeach federal officials.
What is the Legislative branch?
The number of Senators in the Senate and how many represent one state.
What is 100 Senators total and 2 per state?
This is how the number of electoral votes for each state is decided.
What is through the number of Representatives and the number of Senators combined?
The meaning of a court having original jurisdiction of a case.
What is the court hears the case for the first time, including witness testimonies, evidence for the case, and decide innocence/guilt?
The definition of a Political Action Committee (PAC).
What is an organization whose purpose is to raise and distribute campaign funds to candidates seeking political office?
The branch whose main responsibility is enforcing laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
The length of a single term for a Representative.
The people of the United States vote directly for their preferred presidential candidate in a presidential elections. True or False.
What is false?
The Supreme Court case that established the power of Judicial Review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The definition and example of a "free rider" problem.
What is a problem of group behavior that occurs when an individual can receive a public benefit without making a personal contribution of money or effort? What is someone listening to public radio but never donating to support?
The person in charge of the Executive Branch and the qualifications they must meet to hold this position.
The name of the powers specifically given to Congress in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution.
What are Enumerated Powers?
The options the President has when a bill reaches his/her desk.
1. Can sign into law
2. Can veto.
3. Can do nothing for 10 days with Congress adjourned and kill the bill (Pocket Veto).
4. Can do nothing for 10 days with Congress still in session (bill becomes law without signature).
The Supreme Court case that established the Miranda Rights.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
The difference between redistributive public policy and distributive public policy.
What is redistributive policy takes provisions and gives them to those who meet specific needs/requirements and distributive policy gives provisions to everybody?
The length a person can serve on the Supreme Court as a Justice.
What is for life or until retirement?
The place where revenue bills must originate from.
What is the House of Representatives?
The number of votes needed from the House and Senate to override a presidential veto.
What is 2/3 majority vote?
The Amendment that contains the Equal Protection Clause.
What is the 14th Amendment?
A regulation that protects public interests such as health, safety, the environment, and relationships in a community.