Executive
Interbranch Relations
Federalism
Miscellaneous I
Miscellaneous II
100

Bush v. Gore was decided under this constitutional doctrine

What is the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?

100

President Truman used this to authorize the seizure of the steel mills.

What is an executive order?

100
Legal doctrine rooted in the Supremacy Clause of Article VI.

What is federal preemption?

100

Constitutional doctrine both Chadha and Clinton violate 

What is "separation of powers"?

100
Hamilton argued that the Constitution applies to this body, which supports the anti-commandeering doctrine.

Who are the "people" or "individuals" of the United States?

200

Congressional law that provides rules for when electoral college and Congress meet, including the safe harbor provision that was an important issue in Bush v.  Gore

What is the Electoral Count Act of 1887?

200

This provision was violated by the Line Item Veto Act in Clinton v. City of New York (1998)

What is the Presentment Clause of Article I, sec. 7?

200

Modern era of federalism is defined as this type

What is cooperative federalism?

200

Approach of Justice White's dissent in Chadha stating that a legislative veto is constitutional, because Congress holds the legislative power and must give broad delegations of authority to the executive branch in a modern world

What is "functionalist"?

200

Constitutional doctrine that supports executive privilege as not absolute and unqualified

What is the "separation of powers"?

300

The Court in the case In re Neagle (1890) had this view of executive power.

What is a general grant of power?

300

Approach that the Court in INS v. Chadha (1983) took when declaring the legislative veto unconstitutional

What is "formalistic"?

300

In Arizona v. United States (2012), this doctrine made most of S.B. 1070 unconstitutional, because Congress had enacted a comprehensive regulatory framework for immigration.

What is implied "field" preemption?

300

In times of emergencies such as the Korean War, President Truman does not have an inherent power of necessity, but must look to this body for extraordinary authority

What is Congress?

300

This aspect of Justice Jackson's tripartite test of constitutional interbranch relations rests on the president having concurrent authority with Congress and is determined by practical considerations

What is the "zone of twilight"?

400

Presidential power regarding a foreign sovereign that the Court in Zivotofsky said is exclusive

What is the power of recognition?

400

In Jackson's tripartite test, the president acts at his maximum when Congress authorizes power under this doctrine.

What is "delegation"?

400

In Printz v. United States (1997), the Court held that under this constitutional doctrine, Congress may not require states to address particular problems, nor direct states' officers to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program.

What is the "anti-commandeering" doctrine?

400

Under the principle of federalism, these two provisions of the Constitution are in tension with each other

What are the Supremacy Clause and the Tenth Amendment?

400

In Printz v. United States (1997), the Court looked to the structure of the Constitution, which established this principle of federalism

What is dual sovereignty?

500

Court in United States v. Nixon (1974) stated these three exceptions for which executive privilege applies

What are military, diplomatic, or national security?

500

This element of Justice Jackson's tripartite test for constitutionality determined the decision in Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952)

What is presidential power at its "lowest ebb"?

500
Two principles which limit Congress' power under the Constitution

What are enumerated and delegated powers?

500

This element of Justice Jackson's tripartite test for constitutionality determined the decision in Zivotofsky v. Kerry (2015)

What is the president's power at its "lowest ebb"?

500

This principle outweighed executive privilege in United States v. Nixon (1974), because it was a criminal prosecution.

What is the "rule of law" or "fair administration of justice"?