POTUS
When in doubt work it out. The President can issue one of these to work around Congressional deadlock.
What is an Executive Order?
Congress is composed of two bodies. A lower body (House of Representatives) and an upper body (The Senate), this form of legislature is called?
What is bicameralism?
There are many courts in the Land of the Free but not so high as the Supreme Court with it serving as the chief _____?
What is an appellate court?
Often summarized by the phrase "I plead the 5th", this amendment protects against double jeopardy and self-incrimination.
What is the 5th Amendment?
While not defined in the Constitution, this amendment gave rise to SCOTUS's right to Judicial Review.
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
Famous for many things, this wine lover and President responsible for bring mac and cheese to the United States also responsible for the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Some serve for 2, 4, 6, 8, and even way more terms. In the House its 2 years per term, in the Senate its ___?
What is 6 years?
May death do us part literally as SCOTUS Justices serve terms of _____?
What is for life?
This amendment is often followed by phrases of "Don't tread on me," and "Murica!" As such amendment protects states rights not prohibited to them in the Constitution.
What is the 10th Amendment?"
Often referred to as the worst decision in SCOTUS history, this precedent overturned the Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) and denied slaves the right to citizenship.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?
In addition to Head of State, the President serves as the _______. The Head of the Military.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
One of the more significant powers of Congress, in Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, Congress has the power to _____, grant letters of marque and reprisal.
What is Declare War?
Often referred to as 'The Notorious RBG", this was only the second woman and the first Jewish Justice to ever be confirmed to the high court
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
"Prohibition has made nothing but trouble."-Al Capone
Such trouble was repealed with this amendment. The only one to do such.
What is the 21st Amendment?
This landmark decision from SCOTUS overturned the precedent of legal segregation (de jure segregation) previously determined in Plessy v. Fergusson (1896).
What is Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
This President is the only President to serve in both the Oval office and the Supreme Court. And equally as famous for being unable to withdrawal from a bathtub.
Who is William Howard Taft?
Every body of Congress has a Chief Officer to regulate and guide preceding. Name those officers for both houses.
What is the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate (V.P. or Pro Tempore)?
Just like water, the number of SCOTUS Justices flow like the tide. The Constitution calls for how many at one time?
What is no standards/not mentioned in the Constitution?
"The trick is to stop thinking of it as "your" money."-IRS auditor.
This amendment gives the power to lay and collect taxes on income.
What is the 16th Amendment?
This case began a period of time for SCOTUS known as Devolution and reducing Federal authority with overturning the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990.
What is U.S. v. Lopez (1995)?
While not a lasgna lover, this President with the same name was the only President to be elected from the House of Representatives.
Who is James Garfield?
Unknown to most, Congress also posses the power to _______? This power was at the behest of Benjamin Franklin the first Postmaster General of the U.S.
What is to establish Post offices and Roads?
While he did not fly like a sparrow, this Justice was the first ever Chief Justice of SCOTUS and a Founding Father.
Who is John Jay?
One of the consequential amendments in history. Ratified in response to one of the most contested elections in U.S. history. Categorized by Andrew Jacksons infamous phrase "A corrupt bargain."
What is the 12th Amendment?
Often seen as a stab in the back depending on who you ask. This case exercised the EPC (Equal Protections Clause) and halted the recall order by the state of Florida's Supreme Court.
What is Bush v. Gore (2000)?