Legislative (Senate)
The amount of legislators that represent each state in the Senate
What is two senators?
Representation in this chamber is based on the _________ of each state
What is the population?
The person (or group) that the White House's Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is loyal to
President Donald Trump
Term for a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
This branch has the power to write a bill and pass it before the President can sign the bill into law
What is the legislative branch?
Senator John Cornyn (TX) is running for RE-ELECTION in 2026, therefore he has a ______________ over his opponents.
What is incumbent advantage?
This power is held by the House of Representatives and allows them to create the federal budget
What is the 'power of the purse'?
The reason a candidate can LOSE the popular vote but still win the Electoral College and be elected President
What is the winner-take-all method?
Federal courts wait till an issue is brought to them and then make a decision
What is passiveness?
When a seat opens on a federal court, the President APPOINTS a judge which the legislative branch checks by ___________ in the Senate
What is confirmation?
This power is unique to the Senate and allows them to vote on Presidential appointments
What is the power of confirmation?
This refers to legislators exchanging 'favors' for votes on the bill they are sponsoring
What is 'logrolling'?
When the President commutes the sentence of a convicted criminal
What is a pardon?
Judges practicing judicial restraint would most likely use _________ (considering past rulings) when deciding on a case
What is precedent?
When Congress checks the power of the President with a 2/3 majority vote
What is veto override?
Senators can stall the passing of a bill by debating it for an 'unlimited' amount of time
What is 'filibuster'?
This type of redistricting is usually done by the controlling party in an attempt to maintain their advantage by 'flipping' districts
What is 'gerrymandering'?
Where presidential candidates spend the most money during their campaigns
What are swing states?
This case led to the power of judicial review where judges determine if a law is constitutional
What is Marbury v Madison?
When the judicial branch checks the powers of both the executive and legislative branches
What is judicial review?
The Senate is a result of this plan from the Constitutional Convention that favored small states
What is the New Jersey Plan?
One example of this practice is a tunnel meant for turtles in Florida under Highway 27 north of Tallahassee, so wildlife can safely cross that costs American taxpayers' $3.4M; AKA 'pork bills'
What are earmarks ?
An informal power used by POTUS to influence the opinion of the American public
What is the 'bully pulpit'?
This type of judge believes the federal courts must correct injustices when other branches of government or the states refuse to do so
What is a treaty?