Grab Bag
Which house of Congress holds the impeachment trial?
The Senate
This person is the most powerful leader in the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Review?
Minimum age required to be President.
What is 35?
One of the five freedoms in the 1st Amendment.
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, or Petition
A court opinion written by a Justice who disagrees with the majority.
What is Dissenting Opinion?
A temporary committee created to resolve differences between House and Senate versions of a bill.
What is the Conference Committee?
The 1803 case that established Judicial Review.
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
A directive from the President that has the force of law without needing Congress.
What is an Executive Order?
The legal process for a non-citizen to become a citizen.
What is Naturalization?
Legal principle of "letting the decision stand" from previous cases.
What is Stare Decisis?
It takes this many votes (cloture) to stop a Senate filibuster.
What takes 60 votes or a two-thirds majority?
The length of the term for a Supreme Court Justice.
What is for Life?
The President's role as the supreme head of the military.
What is Commander in Chief?
Serving on a jury and paying taxes are examples of this.
What are mandatory Civic Duties?
The party being sued or accused in a trial.
What is the defendant?
The fraction of votes needed in both houses to override a veto.
Two-thirds
This document is issued when the Supreme Court agrees to hear a case.
What is the Writ of Certiorari?
The group of advisors consisting of the heads of 15 executive departments.
What is the Cabinet?
The guarantee of fair treatment through the judicial system.
The specific Senate officer who presides when the VP is away.
President Pro Tempore
When the President ignores a bill for 10 days while Congress is NOT in session.
What is a Pocket Veto?
The type of jurisdiction held by courts that hear a case for the FIRST time.
What is Original Jurisdiction?
This is how many electors a state gets (the formula).
What is Senators + Representatives?
Protections against discrimination ensured by the government.
What are Civil Rights?