The Legislative Branch
What is 2 years?
This power prevents bills from becoming laws.
What is a Veto?
This type of law deals with lawsuits and divorce.
What is Civil Law?
This is where the Bill would be created and discussed first before going to the House or the Senate.
What is a committee?
This type of tax charges the rich more based on income.
What is Progressive Tax?
This person was the leader of their political party in the House.
What is the Floor Leader?
The Longest President could serve for is this number of years.
What is ten years?
This court can deal with any case presented to them.
What is a General Trial Court?
This Committee would determine which bill is discussed in the House.
This type of tax is also called a "sin tax".
What is Excise Tax?
Congress can do this as the first step to remove someone from office.
What is impeachment?
This person would become President should the President and Vice President be out of action.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The Authority to hear a case.
What is Jurisdiction?
This tactic can only be used in the Senate in debates.
What is a filibuster?
This office was responsible for dealing with the budget.
This type of constructionist favors a limited government.
What is a Strict Constructionist?
This is minimum number of electoral votes required to be elected president.
What is 270 votes?
The Supreme Court Justice serve for this.
What is for life?
This can be added to a bill but it does not have to be related to the topic.
What is a Rider?
This type of tax is applied after death of a citizen.
What is an Estate Tax?
This body has the power to ratify treaties and Presidential Appointments.
What is the Senate?
This is a pact between the heads of state of the U.S. and another country.
What is executive agreement?
This order brings the case to the supreme court.
What is Writ of Certiorari?
This is required to overturn a President's veto.
What is two-thirds majority vote?
The name of the bill relating to the budget of the government.
What is the Appropriations bill?