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Assessment Review
Review for the three branches of government
Question | Answer |
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people a member of Congress represents | constituents |
plan for raising and spending money | budget |
agreement to end debate on a bill | cloture |
chief officers of each party in Congress | floor leaders |
person who presides over the Senate in Vice President‘s place | president pro tempore |
accuse an official of serious wrongdoing | impeach |
use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill | filibuster |
government body that brings a criminal charge against the accused | prosecution |
individual or group that brings a complaint against another party | plaintiff |
request for a higher court to review a case | appeal |
power of the Supreme Court to overturn laws | judicial review |
guidelines for how similar cases should be decided in the future | precedent |
effort by judges to play an active role in making policy | judicial activism |
party who defends against a complaint | defendant |
work by judges to avoid overturning laws | judicial restraint |
the authority to hear a case first | original jurisdiction |
the authority to hear a case from a lower court | appellate jurisdiction |
handle appeals from federal district courts | court of appeals |
plans that guide our nation's relationship with other countries | foreign policy |
plans for dealing with national problems | domestic policy |
official representatives to foreign governments | ambassadors |
right of the President to keep some information secret from Congress and the courts | executive privilege |
formal agreements with other countries | treaties |
Congress is made up of | Representatives and Senators |
If the president vetoes a bill | Congress can override with two-thirds vote |
How many terms can a President serve | two |
To appoint a federal judge, the President needs approval from | Congress |
The defendant in The State of Florida v. Mr. Jones is... | Mr. Jones |
These courts are the workhorses of the federal court system? | district courts |
Unlike legislators, federal judges should | be impartial |
How can a precedent help a judge make a decision? | The judge may find an earlier case similar to the current case. |
Which famous case established Judicial Review | Marbury v. Madison |