Checks & Balances
What presidential check can hinder the process of creating legislation on a federal level?
Presidential veto
Who can check the executive when they are appointing agency heads? How?
Senate; by rejecting their appointments.
What Clause was used in the ruling of Baker v. Carr (1962)?
Equal Protection Clause.
How many members are in the Senate?
100
What required case did the supreme court use the free practice clause in?
In Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
How can the Legislature check the Executive Branch?
Any answer that applies.
What is a bureaucratic agency?
A specialized agency conformed to implement policy.
What was the argument in Baker v. Carr (1962) and who did the Supreme Court rule for?
The Supreme Court ruled against Tennessee, stating that redrawing districts every 10 years is required to provide equal protection.
How many representatives in the senate per state?
2
What is the main role of the judicial branch?
To interpret laws and apply them to individual cases.
What enumerated power is given to Congress which deals with international conflict?
Power to declare war
How do federal agencies make the government more able to appeal to the American people’s needs?
By focusing solely on the tasks associated with their agency.
What case ruled that redistricting based on race is illegal?
Shaw v. Reno (1993)
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435
How long is a term in the Supreme Court?
Life
How can the House of Representatives check the Judicial Branch?
Impeachment of the justices or any other answer that applies.
List 3 Federal agencies.
FBI, DHS, HUD.
In Bush vs. Vera, what state was tried against and for what cause?
Texas; for violation of the Equal Protection Clause via racial gerrymandering
Congress can override a presidential veto with _____
2/3 vote
Does the supreme court have the right to interpret the Constitution to include “implicit” powers?
Yes, through the doctrine of judicial review.
How does the checks and balances system of government support America as a democratic republic of the people? (Give example)
Acceptable examples include: Congressional checks on executive and executive accountability.
What agency regulates taxation?
IRS (Internal Revenue Service)
Name two AP required court cases in which the Supreme Court used Judicial Review to strike down or uphold legislation. (excluding Marbury v. Madison)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), Engel v. Vitale (1962), Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Citizens United v. Federal Election Comission (2010), McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
What power is mainly associated with congress?
The power to make laws.
How was the precedent Judicial Review Established? (Include case and details)
Marbury v. Madison. Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the Supreme Court has the authority to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional, establishing the judiciary as the final interpreter of the Constitution and cementing the system of checks and balances.