Congress
What is a filibuster?
Policy directives issued by presidents that do not require congressional approval.
What are executive orders?
In this essay, Alexander Hamilton argued that the federal judiciary would be unlikely to infringe upon rights and liberties but would serve as a check on the other two branches.
What is Federalist #78?
There are approximately ____ million civilian employees working in the federal bureaucracy.
3 million
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be the only factor when determining a congressional district.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
Efforts by Congress to ensure that executive branch agencies, bureaus, and cabinet departments are acting legally and in accordance with congressional goals.
What is oversight?
This is a law passed in 1973 that restricts the power of the president to maintain troops in combat for more than sixty days without congressional authorization.
What is the War Powers Resolution?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Congress, interest groups, and the bureaucracy are three parts of an __________ ___________.
Congress, interest groups, and the bureaucracy
This is a category of law covering cases involving private rights and relationships between individuals and groups.
What is Civil Law?
Representation where members of Congress balance their choices with the interests of their constituents and parties in making decisions.
What is politico role?
In this essay Alexander Hamilton argues that an energetic single executive will protect against foreign attacks, provide for the administration of laws, and protect liberty and property.
What is Federalist #70?
This is the practice of letting a previous legal decision stand.
What is stare decisis?
This was an unofficial department created during 2025 that was led by Elon Musk. Donald Trump tasked it with cutting government spending.
What is the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)?
The Pendleton Act of 1883 established a _______ system in which competitive testing results, educational attainment, and other qualifications formed the basis for hiring and promotion rather than politics and personal connections.
What is a merit system?
The process of determining the number of representatives for each state using census data.
What is apportionment?
An informal tool used by the president to persuade members of Congress to support his or her policy initiatives.
What is bargaining and persuasion?
According to the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court only has original jurisdiction in cases involving ____________ and __________________.
What is "disputes between states" and cases involving ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls?
When the federal bureaucracy settles disputes between parties that arise over the implementation of federal laws or determines which individuals or groups are covered under a regulation or program.
bureaucratic adjudication
The trading of votes by members of Congress to get their earmarks passed into legislation.
What are earmarks?
This individual is the current Senate Majority Leader.
Who is John Thune?
What is an executive agreement?
This is the number of Federal Courts of Appeals in the United States.
What is 13?
This person is the current Secretary of State.
Who is Marco Rubio?
Explain the impeachment process in the House and the Senate.
What is…..the House votes on Articles of Impeachment with a simple majority necessary and then the Senate holds a trial where 2/3 of Senators must vote in favor of removal?