US Constitution
Powers explicitly set out in the Constitution
What is Enumerated Powers?
Foreign Policy power of the Senate
What is ratifying treaties?
Military title of the President.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
Number of Supreme Court Justices.
What is nine?
Used to be Mr Swing Vote.
The amount of states needed to call a constitutional convention.
What is two thirds of states?
What is cloture?
Direct Authority Power similar to treaties.
What are Executive Agreements?
Current head of the Supreme Court.
Who is Justice Roberts?
Describes the increasing federal encroachment on states' powers.
What is marbled federalism?
The amount of successful amendments to the constitution.
What is 27?
Word used to describe the passage of legislation in Congress.
What is concurrent?
Person who controls access to the President.
What is the Chief of Staff?
Interprets the constitution in the time it was written.
What are Strict Constructionalists?
Number of pardons by Joe Biden (nearest 1000)
What is 8000?
A policy of Nixon and Reagan about reducing the size of federal government.
What is New Federalism?
Type of Committee that gave Hilary Clinton a grilling over Libya.
What is a Select Committee?
Often described as the 'pocket veto'.
What is 'leave on desk'?
Case that strengthened the rights of gun owners.
What is DC vs Heller?
Senator who loves Green Eggs and Ham.
Who is Ted Cruz?
Nickname of the necessary and proper clause.
What is the elastic clause?
An example of bi-partisan group on drugs.
What is the Heroin and Opoid taskforce?
Created the imperial President theory.
Who is Arthur Schlesinger?
Committee that holds hearings on potential appointments to the Supreme Court.
What is the Senate Judiciary Committee?
The amendment that lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18
What is the Twenty- Sixth Amendment?