Congress
This chamber of Congress is has the role of originating tax bills.
What is the House of Representatives?
This term refers to politicians who are completing their tenure in office after being voted out.
What is a lame duck?
This low level of federal courts holds trials.
What are District Courts?
This agency is most responsible for stopping or regulating pollution in a river.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
This court case established the Supreme Court's informal power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
After Franklin Roosevelt reported to Congress on December 8, 1941, that Japan had attacked America, Congress used this power.
What is Congress' power to declare war?
If Congress adjourns during the ten days that the president is allowed in order to sign or veto law, the president can reject the law by taking no action at all, which is called this.
What is the pocket veto?
This Federalist paper set forth the rationale behind an independent judiciary.
What is Federalist #78?
Civil Service reform replaced the patronage system with this alternative way to staff government.
What is the merit system?
In this case, the Court struck down racially-based gerrymandering.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
In 1919 America did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles because of a vote in this chamber of Congress.
What is the Senate?
In 1942, Franklin Roosevelt used this implied power to establish relocation centers and detail American citizens.
What is an executive order?
Latin for "let the decision stand" this concept guides the judiciary to rely heavily on precedents.
What is stare decisis?
This shapely concepts shows this relationship between the bureaucracy, legislators, and lobbyists.
What is an iron triangle?
In this case, the Court ruled, "one person, one vote" and that House districts must have similar amounts of people.
What is Baker v. Carr?
In 2013, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke for 21 hours and 19 minutes in opposition to the Affordable Care Act per this loophole in Senate rules.
What is the filibuster?
In 1913, Woodrow Wilson began the modern tradition by which presidents use this annual message as a tool for agenda-setting.
What is the State of the Union address?
Much like a president, a judge can be removed through this constitutional process.
What is impeachment?
This type of legislation is often criticized as wasteful spending designed to bring money to a House district.
What is pork barrel legislation?
This person presides over the Senate with the President of the Senate is not there.
What is President Pro Tempore?
The formal motion used to end or limit debate in the Senate.
The justification for a single executive was outlined in this Federalist Paper.
What is Federalist #70?
He is the current chief justice of the Supreme Court
Who is John Roberts?
Since Jimmy Carter has only served one term in office, this constitutional amendment guarantees he is eligible to run for one more term.
What is the 22nd Amendment?
A formal writ or request used to bring a case before the Supreme Court.
What is Writ of certiorari?