House and Senate Legislation Executive Judicial Court Cases
100
What is House Majority Leader
The top position in the House
100
What is discretionary spending
Type of spending for defense, education, and transport
100
What is a veto
requires 2/3 vote to override
100
What is precedent
Idea of following earier court decisions
100
What is Shaw v. Reno
North Carolina wanting black majority districts
200
What is cloture
The method of ending a filibuster
200
What is Delegate
Representative who votes like their constituents would
200
What is an executive agreement
Agreement that doesn't need to be ratified by the senate
200
What is stare decisis
The latin word meaning let the previous decision stand
200
14th amendment/equal protection clause
Constitutional reason/amendment that was the basis for gerrymandering cases
300
What is a discharge petition
Forces a bill to be considered by a floor vote by discharging it from committee
300
What is Logrolling
Two legislators agree to support each other's bills
300
What is their judical appointments
longest lasting influence of the president
300
What is judcial restraint
Judge that avoids legislating through their decisions
300
What is Marbury v. Madison
Established judical review
400
What is President Pro-Tempore of the Senate
Serves when VP is absent - Comfty chair
400
What is Entitlements
Law-binding, ongoing commitments to citizens including social security, medicare, medicaid
400
What is White House Staff
Includes Press Secretary and the National Security Council
400
What is federalist #78
Document that outlined the need for a judical branch
400
What is no
Did Marbury get his job?
500
What is Committee of the Whole
The entire house sitting together as a committe like during the State of the Union
500
What is a lame duck
an elected official whose successor has already been elected
500
What is bully pulpit
President uses media to directly speak to American people
500
What is restrictions on the supreme court
amending constitution, appointing new justices, ignoring it
500
What is Baker v Carr
Tennessee not changing their boundaries for 60 years






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