Vocab
a request to have a higher court determine whether mistakes were made by a lower court
Appeal
The main job of the legislative branch is to
make laws
The main job of the executive branch is to
enforce laws
The main job of the judicial branch is to
interpret laws
How many amendments are there to the US Consitution
27
a rule or order made by a President of the United States.
Executive Order
What is the word for "Two lawmaking houses"
Bicameral Legislature
The role of "Commander-in-chief" gives the president control of what?
The Military
What are the three STATE trial courts?
VA Circuit Court
VA District Court
VA Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
What building does congress meet in?
Capital Building
A way for interest groups to influence public policy
lobby
What is the name of a group of people who work on a bill together?
Committee
What is the checking power that presidents have in the lawmaking process?
veto laws
This is the only federal court to have ONLY original jurisdiction
US District Court
Who was the heaviest president
Taft
someone who elects another person as their representative in the government
Constituents
These are powers that are used to carry out expressed powers.
Implied powers
What has happened to the powers of the president since the ratification of the US Consitution
They have increased.
How can the Judicial branch influence the lawmaking process?
Judicial Review (Declare laws Unconcistutional)
What is the word used to describe the Amendment Process
Complex
The dividing of government power into branches, so no one branch can gain too much power and abuse it
Separation of Power
Impeachment
What is the name of the annual speech the President makes to Congress in which he/she proposes new bills.
state of the union address
What was the court case that established Judicial Review?
Marbury VS Madison
How many representatives does Washington D.C. have?