Judicial Branch
The ability of the Supreme Court to overwrite other branches' decisions.
What is Judicial Review?
The term used to refer to the long process of bureaucratic policies and laws.
What is 'red tape?'
The Executive Branch's main balance against the Legislative Branch is __.
What is 'Veto?'
The ability of the President to stop legislation from ratifying.
What is Veto?
The Vice President is also the __ of Congress.
What is 'President?'
The Judicial Branch primarily works to combat laws and government workings that are __.
What is 'unconstitutional?'
When members of the previous party are ejected from position to be replaced with the new party's members after an election.
What is the 'Spoils System?'
The __ approves new heads of department for the Executive Branch.
The President is also the __ of the military.
What is 'Commander-in-Chief?'
When the legislative branch's minority will stall the law-making process to stop a biased bill from passing.
What is a Filibuster?
A document written by the majority side of the Supreme Court on a decision.
What is 'Majority Opinion?'
Limitations placed on certain business/processes.
What are 'regulations?'
A veto can be overwritten by a __ majority in Congress.
What is two thirds?
The various departments/officials make up the President's __.
What is 'Cabinet?'
The senate has __ members.
What is 100 members?
'Stare decisis' is a latin term used in court, meaning __.
What is 'Stand by the Decision?'
Jobs, grants, or special positions given as payment for loyalty/assistance with an election.
What is 'patronage?'
The __ has the power to impeach; but the __ has the power to try impeachments.
What is House of Representatives and Senate?
The next successor in the line of succession in case of emergency after the President and Vice President.
What is 'Speaker of the House of Representatives?'
The process of drawing congressional districts so that they lean towards one party.
What is 'Gerrymandering?'
Order by the Supreme Court directing a lower court to send up the records of a case for review.
What is 'Writ of Certiorari?'
The structure involving an outside group, congressional committees, and bureaucrats cooperating to make mutually beneficial policies.
What is 'Iron Triangle?'
The Executive Branch checks the power of the Judiciary Branch by having the power to __, since judges aren't elected.
The President is required to give a __ occassionally, to Congress and the Nation.
The House of Representatives has __ members.
What is 435 members?