Executive Branch
List three departments that make up the executive bureaucracy.
-Defense, Homeland Security, Commerce, Education, State
-5 points
What is the role of the House and Senate in the impeachment process?
House impeaches - finds guilty with 51%
Senate removes with 2/3
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9
+9 points
This branch has the power to declare war
Legislative
This branch of government can appoint Supreme Court justices and other federal judges.
Executive-5 point
This is the role of the president where the president has the responsibility of creating and managing foreign policy.
Chief Diplomat
+10
This clause allows congress to make any laws needed to carry out their powers.
Elastic Clause
+12
These are the three levels of courts in the Federal Government.
District
Appellate
Supreme Court
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This branch can appoint judges, department members, and other federal postitions.
Executive
+4 points
This branch expanded their involvement in citizens lives most after the Great Depression through New Deal programs such as FDIC, AAA, CCC, ect.
Executive Branch- FDR
+5
This is a signed, written, and published directive from the President of the United States that manages operations of the federal government.
Executive Order
-2
This is where the majority of work happens to a bill in the bill to law process. There are people who specialize in topics that edit and review the bill.
Committee
-4
-1 point
This branch can grant pardons to people who committed federal crimes.
Executive+2
This amendment created the direct election of senators.
17th amendment.
-4
List two eras that expanded the powers of the executive branch.
Civil Rights
Civil War
New Deal Era
+4
This court case supported the Necessary and Proper clause that allows Congress to make all laws needed to carry out their powers.
+4
Going beyond the words of the Constitution and inventing new legal and Constitutional concepts
Judicial Activism
-3
This branch passes the yearly budget.
Legislative
+7
This amendment created the presidential line of succession.
List the first 2 positions that become president for extra points.
25th amendment +2
VP
Speaker of the House
+5 points
Which court case limited the powers that the president has with using executive privilege to withhold information from the public?
Think a Vietnam War president
US V. Nixon
+7
This is the majority needed to override a presidential veto.
2/3 majority
+3
Marbury Vs. Madison gave the Judicial Branch the rights to use ________________ which is ________________________________________
Judicial Review- the Judicial branch can review acts and laws for constitutionality.
+6
This chamber of congress has to approve all presidential appointments and treaties with ____ majority.
Senate 2/3 majority
+10
This act was created to prevent terrorism and money laundering. It also allows the government to investigate citizens who are suspected to be terrorist.
Patriot Act
-8