Presidential Power
It is sometimes said that the president lacks real power and that their power is the power to....
Persuade
What does the NAACP stnad for?
National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People
While the US is a federal state, the UK is a......
Unitary state
What did the Civil Rights Act prohibt?
Discrimination
Bill Clinton
What does the OMB stand for?
Office of Management and Budget
What is the Senate Leadership Fund an example of?
A Super PAC
State governments can create electoral boundaries. Often they do it so it favours their party, what is this known as....
Gerrymandering
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
Which President was the last to have a Supreme Court nomination rejected?
Reagan ((Bork))
What is it known as when Congress has passed a bill but the session will end within ten days (presidential option)
Pocket veto
What does AIPAC stand for?
G_____ ________________ is an example of a right guaranteed granted by the federal government.
Gay marriage
What did the case of Asher in the UK deal with?
Which President passed an EO to desegregate the army?
Harry Truman
Who was the last US President to appear before a committee and why?
What street in Washington is full of lobbying comapnies?
K Street
What is a sanctuary city?
An area that limits its cooperation with federal immigration agencies.
What did the case of Hamden V Rumsfield deal with?
Whether it was right for the gov to us military commission to try people at Guantanamo Bay *they said no it was not).
Which President sent troops to Little Rock to force integration in the high school
Dwight D Eisenhower
National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, said that Obama's use of what was unconstitutional?
What does Amicus Curaie mean?
Friend of the Court
What did the case of Gonzales V Oregon allow despite objections from the federal government
State-sponsored euthanasia
What amendment did the case of Synder V Phelps deal with?
1st Amendment - freedoms of speech
Who was Walter Mondale the VP for?
Jimmy Carter