Legislative
The 435 seats in the house of representatives are divided amongst the 50 states according to this demographic value.
What is population?
What is the cabinet?
This type of case NEVER features government lawyers, and is tried between two private parties.
What is a civil case?
This power refers to maximum application of the presidential clemecy power, which is a check on the judicial branch
What is a pardon?
These elections take place before the general election so that each party can select a nominee
What is a primary election?
This committee is a required, though often entirely procedural step each bill must clear after passing both houses, after which a 'final' bill is sent to the president.
What is the conference committee?
When the president gives orders to the military, they are fulfilling this key role of the office
what is commander in chief?
In the court hierarchy, these courts are any level above the first, and primarily review cases from levels below them.
What is an appellate court?
This is the primary power of the judicial branch to keep the other branches in check by reviewing their actions against the constitution.
What is judicial review?
These three numbers are the term lengths for house members, the president/vp, and senators, respectively.
What are 2, 4, 6
This procedural delay in the senate effectively prevents any bill from advancing in that chamber unless a 60-vote threshold for 'cloture' is met
What is the filibuster?
The federal bureaucracy hires and promotes almost entirely on this system, which generally prohibits government employment decisions from being based on anything but achievement and skill
What is merit hiring?
In addition to giving the sentence/ruling, a judge is primarily responsible for this.
What is keeping order in the courtroom?
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What is making sure the trial is fair?
This body has the privilege to review and either approve or disapprove of presidential appointments and pardons.
What is the senate?
This idea refers to drawing congressional districts to guarantee
What is gerrymandering?
The constitution denies congress the power to create this sort of law, which allows for punishment for an action taken before it was illegal
What is an ex post facto law?
The vice president, as president of the senate, has this as their only other constitutional duty besides succeeding the president.
What is casting a tiebreaking vote?
Federal circuit court of appeals no longer have juries, which is why each courtroom instead has this many judges.
What is three?
Through a simple majority vote in the house and subsequent trial in the senate, any federal official may be subject to this legislative check on the other branches.
What is impeachment?
These two numbers are the total number of electoral college votes, and the number needed to win, respectively.
What are 538 and 270?
This technical leader of the senate presides in the vice president's absences, though they have no meaningful role outside of being third in line to succeed the presidency.
Who is the president pro-tempore of the senate?
Regulations are primarily created by these sections of the federal government, who are each responsible for making and enforcing the rules regarding a specific area or interest.
What is common law?
Checks and balances are a means to apply and uphold this enlightenment idea, which is intended to keep any one member of government from becoming a despot
What is separation of powers?
If no candidate wins the electoral college outright, this body is responsible for selecting the president from the top 3 candidates.
What is the house of representatives?