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Government 6-9 test

Question	Answer
Each tenth year the number of representives to Congress from each state is refigured in a process called	apportionment
The process redrawing of the congressional districts to reflect the population changes is called	redistricting
Redrawing Congressional district lines is done by the state	legislature
To draw those lines for the benefit of one political party is called	Gerrymandering
The powers of Congress are outlined in Article ___ of the US Constitution	1
Among the powers of Congress are the power to tax, make laws, declare______, coin ______, regulate________, and establish federal________, and their jurisdiction	War, money, commerce, law
Among the powers of Congress are that the ______ can impeach a President by a vote of a ______ ______.	House, simple majority
It takes a _____ majority for the senate to convict and remove the President for those charges.	2/3, senate
Article ___, Section 8, gives Congress most of its enumerated powers.	1
The "necessary adn proper" clause, also called the "________clause" gives Congress further powers, called ______ powers, that are derived from but not written in the constitution.	elastic, implied
Today, the majority party in both congressional chambers is the _________ party	Democratic
The minority party is the __________ party	Republican
The term of office for the US Senate is ___ years	6
The term for the US House of Reprsentatives is ____ years	2
Senators must be at least ____ years old	30
Members of the House at least _____ years old	25
The ______ has the sole power to approve/disapprove presidential appointments and to ratify treaties	Senate
The heads of the majority and minority parties, and chief strategists for their parties are called the majority and minority	leaders
Their chief assistant, who attempts to keep the party members faithful, is called the majority or minority	Whip
The presiding officer of the House is called the ________ of the House	Speaker
The most powerful member of the Senate is the ________ ________	Majority Leader
The President of the Senate is the ______ ______ of the United States	Vice President
When the Vice President is not present in the Senate, the Senate is presided over by	President Pro Tempore
Each tenth year the number of representives to Congress from each state is refigured in a process called	apportionment
The process redrawing of the congressional districts to reflect the population changes is called	redistricting
Redrawing Congressional district lines is done by the state	legislature
To draw those lines for the benefit of one political party is called	Gerrymandering
The powers of Congress are outlined in Article ___ of the US Constitution	1
Among the powers of Congress are the power to tax, make laws, declare______, coin ______, regulate________, and establish federal________, and their jurisdiction	War, money, commerce, law
Among the powers of Congress are that the ______ can impeach a President by a vote of a ______ ______.	House, simple majority
It takes a _____ majority for the senate to convict and remove the President for those charges.	2/3, senate
Article ___, Section 8, gives Congress most of its enumerated powers.	1
The "necessary adn proper" clause, also called the "________clause" gives Congress further powers, called ______ powers, that are derived from but not written in the constitution.	elastic, implied
Today, the majority party in both congressional chambers is the _________ party	Democratic
The minority party is the __________ party	Republican
The term of office for the US Senate is ___ years	6
The term for the US House of Reprsentatives is ____ years	2
Senators must be at least ____ years old	30
Members of the House at least _____ years old	25
The ______ has the sole power to approve/disapprove presidential appointments and to ratify treaties	Senate
The heads of the majority and minority parties, and chief strategists for their parties are called the majority and minority	leaders
Their chief assistant, who attempts to keep the party members faithful, is called the majority or minority	Whip
The presiding officer of the House is called the ________ of the House	Speaker
The most powerful member of the Senate is the ________ ________	Majority Leader
The President of the Senate is the ______ ______ of the United States	Vice President
When he is not present in the Senate, the Senate is presided over by a President ___ _____	Pro Tempore
A committee that is permanent and specializes in a certain area is called a ________ committee.	Standing
Temporary committees created for specific purposes are _______ select (or special) committees	Select
A committee made up of members of both chambers is a ________ committee	Joint
A temporary joint committee for working out a compromise between the House and Senateversions of a bill is a _______ committee	confrence
The House ________ Committee determines how long a bill will be debated on the floor, and amending procedures.	Rules
An "open" rule allows a bill to be __________ from the floor; a "________" rule means a bill cannot be amended from the floor	ammended, closed
All majority party members of the House Rules Committee are apoointed by the ________	Speaker
Special legislative insertions on bills that designate money for specific projects in a member's home district are called ________	earmarks
The head of a committee is always in the majority party and is called the _______ of the committee	chair
The minority party leader in the committee is called the ____________ member	ranking
Three representation styles found in legislators include:	Delegates, Trustee, and Politico
______ votes according to the desires of his constituents	Delegate
________ votes according to his own conscience	Trustee
________ mixes the above depending upon the issue	Politco
Only a member of the HOuse or Senate can introduce a bill into their respective chamber, by putting their name on the bill they become the bill's	sponsor
A committee chair that can kill a bill by refusing to consider it in committee is called a	pigeon hole
During the closed-door ________ session of a committee, members can add items to the bill	mark up
Senate rule _____ says that debate cannot be stopped except by a vote of ____	22, cloture
This requires a cloture petition signed by ____ senators and then a vote of _____ senators (3/5 of the senate)	16, 60
How many days does the President have to act on a bill	10 days
If the President does not act on a bill in time and Congress is still in session what happens to the bill	it becomes law
A President can usually kill a bill by using his	veto
The President's veto can be overridden by a _____ majority vote of both the House and the Senate.	2/3
If the President fails to sign a bill after Congress has adjourned, it is called a ______ veto	pockect
How many federal officals have the US House voted to impeach	17
How many Presidents has the US House voted to impeach	2
What are the qualifications you need to have to become President of the United States	35 or older, a US resident for 14 years or more, and a natural born citizen
What power does the Constiution state shall be vested in the President of the United States	Executive
What should the President make sure he is doing	faithfully executing the Law
Impeachment belongs soley to the House of Representives and requires a _______ vote	majority
Conviction and removal following impeachment belongs solely to the __________ and requires a 2/3 majority vote	Senate
Following the President and the Vice-President who are the next 3 people in line of succession to the presidency	Speaker of the House, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Secratary of State
Presidential succession is outlined in what Amendment	25th
When the Vice-Presidency becomes vacant who nominates the replacement	the President
After a Vice President replacement is nominated who votes to approve the nomination by simple majority	Congress
How many times has a Vice-President replacement be nominated	2
Who assumes office when the President becomes incapacitated	Vice President
If the President says that he is more than compitent, the assumption must be reccommended by the majority of	cabinet and 2/3 majority of both houses of Congress
Presidents have traditionally avoided confrontations with the Senate over treaties by using ____________ agreements with foreign heads of state	executive
The President is Commander in Chief of what	the military
The President can also convene	Congress
The President can kill legislation with a	veto
The President can negotiate and grant these to people who have committed offense against the US	treaties and pardons
In an attempt to limit military powers Congress passed	the War Powers Resolution in 1973
The War Powers Resolution requires the President to report to Congress the use of military forces within	48 hours
If Congress does not approve of the President's use of military forces within 60 days, or disapproves, the troops must be withdrawn	within the next 30 days
What are the primary duties of the Vice-President	be ready to take over Presidency and preside over the Senate
The President surrounds himself with how many cabinent members	15
What are the Cabinent members use for	they are there to help the President execute the laws and assist him in making decisions
What office of the President includes National Security Council and the Office of Management and Budget	The Executive Office
The Executive Office of the President includes:	National Security Council and the Office of Management and Budget
The President's personal staff constitutes	The White House Staff
Who are the principal policy advisors to the President	Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security, the National Security Advisor, the National Security Council, and the CIA
What is a large complex hierarchical organization in which employees have specific responsibilites	bureaucracy
Cabinet members are appointed by the President and confirmed by the	US Senate
Who is the only person who can remove cabinet members from office	The President
The Civil Service Act of 1883 was also called	the Pendleton Act
The Pendleton Act set up civil service system to reduce political appointments called	patronage
What amendment provided growth in the federal bureaucracy by the infusion of money into the federal government	16th
Positions in lower levels of US Civil Service are usually filled by	competitive examination
Cabinet departments account for about _____ of the federal workforce	60%
AMTRAK and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are examples of	government corporation
OSHA, National Labor Relations Board, and the Securities Exchange Commission are known as the	Independent regulatory commissions
An iron triangle is a relatively stable relationship between a government agency, intrest groups, and members of	Congressional Committees
The latitude that Congress allows to agencies to make policy is called	administrative discreation
Presidents issue rules or regulations called _____________ that have the effect of law	executive orders
Who possesses the authority to create or abolish departments or agencies	Congress
What is the largest department of the federal government	Department of Defense
The Department of Defense has nearly a third of the total number of	civilian employees
The National Security Council contains four statutory members:	the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense
Article three of the Constitution requires one _______ Court and allows the __________ to create such other inferior courts as they deem necessary	Supreme, Congress
The power of the court to interpret law and declare acts of congress invalid are called	Judicial Review
Judicial Review was established in the landmark case of	Marbury v Madiso in 1803
The first Chief Justice of the United States was	John Jay
The real power of the Court was derived under	John Marshall
Who was the fourth Chief Justice	John Marshall
Who presides over the Senate when the President is being impeached	The Chief Justice
The size of the supreme court was first established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, and was amended in 1869 to increase the size of the court to	9 justices
How many Federal Districts Courts are there	94
How many US Courts of Appeals are there	13
How many Supreme Courts are there	1
What are the two branches of law	Criminal and Civil
What law involves a violation of public order	Criminal
What law involves the dispute between private parties	Civil
Of the over 100 million cases handled in the state and federal trial courts each year, the US Supreme Court hears only	100 cases per year
What courts are not required by the Constitution, but established by Congress	Legislative Courts
The courts required by the constitution are called	Constitutional Courts
The authority of the court to hear a case is called	the Jurisdiction
Courts that hear the case in the inital trial are exercising	original jurisdiction
Courts overseeing the decisions of those courts are exercising	appellate jurisdiction
Legal Precedent derived from previous judicial decisions are called	case law
Case law are used under the doctrine of	stare decisis
Federal Judges at all levels are appointed by	the President
Federal Judges must be confirmed by a majority vote of	the Senate
District judge nominees are usually referred to the Senator of that district if that Senator is in	the President's Party
The doctrine of Senatorial Courtesy is when a district judge nominee is reffered to the	Senator in the Presidents Party
Of the nearly 10,000 cases filed with the Supreme Court in 2005-2006 session, the Court heard only ____ and handed down _____ decisions	90 and 88
When an appellate case is accepted by the Supreme Court, the Court issues a	Writ of Certiorari
Writ of Certiorari is requesting all records	concerning the case
In determining if the Supreme Court will hear a case, the unrwitten rule is also	4 justices must agree to hear it as well
An individual or group that is not a party to a case but will be impacted by the case may be allowed to file an	Amicus Curioe brief
Friend of the Court	Amicus Curioe
There are four decisions the court will give	Unanimous, Majority, Concurring, and Dissenting
___________ decisions are when all justices agree	Unanimous
___________ decisions are written by the prevailing side in a split court	Majority
___________ opinions are written by those agreeing with the majority but for reasons other than those expressed in the court's written opinion	Concurring
_________ opinions are written by those not on the prevailing side, and usually criticize the reasoning behind the majority opinion	Dissenting
Judges whose decisions are based soley upon the written word of the law are exercising judicial	restraint
Those who insert their own political or social philosophy into the decisions are practicing judicial	activism
A justice who relies upon the intention of the framers of the law are called	originalists or strict constructionist
The First woman on the Supreme Court was	Sandra Day O'Connor
Today there are how many women on the Supreme Court	2 (3)
Court Decisions are opinions, and are only enforceable by the	Executive branch
Whether or not the court decisions will be translated into public policy is called	judicial implementation

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