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Federal Buraucracy
Earlier Tests
The President
Political Philosophy
100

The act of preventing someone from being punished for breaking the law

Pardon

100
The government corporation that delivers the mail.
The United States Postal Service
100
What are the first 10 amendments to The Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
100

The minimum number of years a president must live in The United States before being elected

14 Years

100
The Republican Party is generally considered a _________ leaning party
Right
200

The amendment that outlines presidential succession

The 25th Amendment

200

Department created after 9/11 to unite our various nation defense agencies

Department of Homeland Security

200

What was the document that established the government used before The Constitution?

The Articles of Confederation
200

The oldest president ever elected in The United States

Donald Trump

200
Members of this party tends to see The Constitution as a "living document"
The Democratic Party
300

A complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel.

Buraucracy
300

This type of bureaucratic entity is supposed to make a profit and pay for itself

Government Corporations

300

Which Supreme Court case that established the principle of Judicial Review?

Marbury v Madison

300

The most important, and most often used, legislative power of the president.

Veto

300
The French term describes the kind of economy favored by Republicans

Laissez-Faire

400
The Amendment that established our modern electoral college system
12th Amendment
400

How many departments are in the president's cabinet? 

15

400
Who is the current President Pro Tempore of The Senate?
Orrin Hatch
400

This specific presidential power was ruled unconstitutional in Clinton v City of New York

Line Item-Veto

400
This party generally wants absolutely no government intervention in their life.
The Libertarian Party
500
The power to formally establish diplomatic ties with a new nation
Recognition Power
500

The 3 Functions of Bureaucracy 

Implementation, Administration, Regulation

500

When the government takes private property for the public good

Eminent Domain
500

The youngest president the United States ever had

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

500
This event caused most US Politics to be significantly more conservative than other nations.
The Cold War
600

Where political parties officially decide their presidential nominee.

National Convention

600
The Securities and Exchange Commission is what type of bureaucracy?
Independent Regulatory Commision
600

The key Supreme Court case that better defined "The Necessary and Proper Clause"

McCulloch v. Maryland

600

This clause of The Constitutions prevents The President from reviving gifts from foreign governments

The Emoluments Clause

600
This growing left-wing party wants more regulation and taxes on big business and greater social services than The Democratic Party
The Democratic Socialists