Legislative
The more powerful house of Congress
The Senate
Powers of the president are described in this section of the US Constitution
Article II
Information regarding the structure and powers of the judicial branch can be found here
Article III of the Constitution
Document that stressed the importance of a "single, energetic" executive.
Federalist 70
The number of presidents who were only children.
zero.
A member of Congress going against their constituents wishes to do something she think is for the best for them is acting like a ...
Trustee
President gets to propose the national budget, but it is passed by who?
Congress
The number of Supreme Court justices is decided by...
Congress
Marbury v. Madison established this important power of the Supreme Court
Judicial Review
Former Sen. Patrick Leahy has made five cameo appearances in this DC superhero movie franchise (he also voiced one for an animated episode on TV).
Batman!
The boundary lines of congressional districts are drawn by ...
State Legislatures
A pocket veto is an example of this type of presidential power (formal or informal)
Formal.
The Supreme Court has this type of jurisdiction
Appellate
Foundational Document that argued that the Supreme Court would be the least powerful branch of government because it lacks the power of the purse and the sword
Federalist 78
James Madison (the Father of the Constitution) was this tall... and weighed this much ...
5 foot, 4 inches. 100 pounds.
This type of committee exists in congress to resolve differences between House and Senate versions of a bill
Conference Committee
A president giving a televised speech is an example of what informal presidential power
The Bully Pulpit
Power granted to the Supreme Court in the Constitution
To serve as the highest court of appeals. (or be supreme, etc.)
Supreme Court case dealing with gerrymandering that established the "one person, one vote" principle in drawing district lines.
Baker v. Carr
Ulysses S. Grant was born ________ Ulysses Grant, but changed his name because he didn't want his monogram to be _UG.
The term for a legislative standstill resulting from party polarization in Congress members.
Gridlock
Japanese Internment Camps during WWII were an example of a president using this informal power.
Executive Order
A Supreme Court justice who believes the role of the court should be to take decisive action on important and often controversial topics believes in this...
Judicial Activism
Supreme Court decision dealing with racial gerrymandering
Shaw v. Reno
The first president to visit all 50 states.
Richard Nixon