This can be used in the Senate to "talk a bill to death"
What is a fillibuster
100
These are formal powers given to the President in the Constitution such as the power to veto laws, act as the Commander-in-Chief, Chief Diplomat, etc.
What is enumerated powers
100
This Federal Department has the authority to print money
What is the Treasury Department
100
A president will use this power to ensure that Supreme Court justices have similar political stances to himself
What is appointment
100
This act would require the president to inform Congress of troop movements within 48 hours and would require the President to gain Congress' approval within 60-90 days
What is the War Powers Act
200
This Committee controls the schedule for when bills will appear on the House floor for debate.
What is the House Rules Committee
200
This power is when the president issues decrees that have the force of law. This power is an implied power.
What is an executive order
200
This is the power that the bureaucracy excursuses when the law is unclear or lacking.
What is bureaucratic discretion
200
In the Impeachment process, this body brings formal accusations against the President
What is the House of Representatives
200
These are specific requests from individuals that members of congress hear and pay attention to.
What is casework
300
These are bipartisan groups of legislators who work together to draft laws to send to the floor for debate.
What is a subcommittee
300
Even though President Clinton was given this power by the Congress, it was found to be unconstitutional in New York v. Clinton (1998)
What is the line item veto
300
This act restricted any bureaucrat from politically participating while on the job
What is the Hatch Act
300
This power of the Congress was contested in Gibbons v. Ogden
What is the power to regulate interstate commerce
300
This happens when the President receives a bill but does nothing and the bill automatically dies because congress is not in session.
What is a pocket veto
400
When there are 60 votes in the Senate, a fillibuster can be overridden in a motion known as this
What is cloture
400
These people help the President in his day to day duties and advise him in crucial matters
What is the White House Staff
400
This group is the highest level of the President's advisors who represent the various bureaucracies and carry out the law.
What is the Presidential cabinet
400
The War Powers act would likely be struck down because it violates this principle of American government
What is separation of powers
400
This is the period after the elections but before the new terms begin in January
What is the lame duck period
500
These type of bills must originate in the House of Representatives only.
What is appropriations (taxing) bills
500
This is the President's constitutional power to forgive a person of a crime.
What is a Presidential pardon
500
This person serves as the legal advisor to the government and investigates the bureaucracy for wrongdoing
What is the attorney general
500
Through this office, Congress will oversee the bureaucracy
What is the Government Accountability Office
500
According to this model of representation, elected officials act however they wish claiming that the voters have given them a mandate to rule.