Executive
The president's annual address to Congress is the _______.
State of the Union
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 prompted the creation of the Department of _________.
Homeland Security.
Which landmark Supreme Court Case dealt with legal procedures for the accused?
Miranda v Arizona
The power to amend the Constitution rests with the _______.
States
State Constitutions establish which three branches of government?
executive, judicial, and legislative
Executive orders allow presidents to act without _____.
Congress
The heads of the U.S. executive departments make up the _______.
Cabinet
What is the maximum number of justices on the Supreme Court?
Nine
This document limits the intrusiveness of the federal government.
Bill of Rights
What makes up a state's infrastructure?
Roads, bridges, and utilities
A series of position statements that express a party's official stance on a number of issues is a _______.
party platform
What is America's central bank called?
Federal Reserve System
What money promises that a suspect will appear in court?
What happened to the amendment outlawing the production, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages?
It was repealed.
What is the name of the law that set the pattern for territories becoming states?
Northwest Ordinance
Who is next in line of succession after the vice president?
speaker of the House
What federal department accounts for about one-fourth of federal spending?
Health & Human Services
An agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant is a _______.
Plea Bargain
This limits the president's ability to deploy troops.
War Powers Act
In most states, the number two position in the executive branch is who?
lieutenant governor
What document authorized the president to use military force to support South Vietnam?
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
What departments oversees U.S. relations with other countries?
The State Department
What does stare decisis mean?
"Let the decision stand."
This provides that powers not specifically delegated to the federal government by the Constitution nor denied to the states remains with the states or the people.
Tenth Amendment
What state has a unicameral legislature?