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Chapter 13
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To preside over the Senate and help decide if the President is disabled.
What are the official duties of the Vice President?
100
Marbury v. Madison
What was the first case in which the Supreme Court voided a law made by Congress?
100
The Speaker of the House and the Senate president
What is who are the gatekeepers for all legislation going to Congress?
100
The President reduces the sentence or fine for a convicted criminal.
What is commutation?
100
The Bill of Rights
What are first ten amendments to the Constitution are known called?
200
Chief Legislator
What is the President's position when suggesting bills to Congress?
200
The defendant
What is a person in a law suit whom the complaint is against is called?
200
During debate, Senators may speak as long as they wish.
What is one way that the rules of the Senate differ from the rules of the House?
200
Fiscal year
What is the 12-month period used by the Federal Government for financial management purposes?
200
The Lemon Test
What is State aid to parochial schools called?
300
Commander in Chief
What is the President title as the leader of the armed forces?
300
Solicitor general
What is if a case involving the Federal Government reaches the Supreme Court, the government is represented by whom?
300
The President may use this if he receives a bill within 10 days of the end of a session of Congress.
What is a pocket veto?
300
Bureaucrat
What is the term that refers to a person who works within a bureaucracy?
300
Self-incrimination
What does The 5th Amendment protects people against in any governmental proceeding?
400
Chief Executive
What is in which role does the President hold all executive powers?
400
Precedents
What is Majority opinions become important examples, or ____________, for future cases.
400
Senators can fully discuss the merits of a bill.
What is why are Senators allowed unlimited time for speeches?
400
Presidential appointees must be approved by this majority.
What is the Senate?
400
Privacy
What is Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decided that a Texas law outlawing abortion infringed on the 14th Amendment right to what?
500
Proportional plan
What is the plan that eliminates the winner-take-all feature of the electoral college?
500
Judicial Review
What is the power of the courts to decide the constitutionality of an act of government?
500
Governors
What positions are most presidential nominees?
500
Pyramid
What is the term that best describes the way a bureaucracy is structured?
500
The 4th Amendment
What is a warrant can be issued only in cases where there is probable cause?