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Rybarczyk Civics
Unit 3 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| President's Signature | Final step for a bill to become a law |
| Pardon | Presidential power that allows a convicted criminal to go free. |
| PResident Pro Tempore | Runs the daily business of the Senate when the Vice PResident is absent |
| Bill of Attainder | Punishing a person without a jury trial |
| Possible actions taken by a congressional committee | Recommend a Bill Pass as it is Propose changes to the bill Rewrite the bill Kill the Bill Pigeonhole |
| Overriding presidential veto | Example of the legislature checking the power of the executive branch |
| Two | Number of senators from each state |
| Foreign Policy | A countries plan for dealing with other nations |
| Pocket Veto | The President ignores the bill when Congress was out of session |
| Structure of Congress | The house is based on proportional representation and the senate has equal representation |
| veto | Ability of the president to check the power of the legislature |
| 22nd Amendment | Limits the president to two terms in office |
| Senate | Can prevent the president by controlling the supreme court by blocking appointments to the bench |
| Dissenting Opinion | A supreme court justices written disagreement of a decision by a supreme court justice. Voices disagreement with the majority opinion. |
| Implied powers | Found in the Necessary and Proper clause or the "elastic clause". Gives Congress the ability powers.to "stretch" its |
| Speaker of the House | Decides what bills the house will debate |
| Presidential Succession | Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore. Secretary of State |
| Filibuster | Senators strategy to delay a vote on a bill to force the bill's sponser to withdraw the measure |
| Franking Privilege | The ability of congressional members to send items posted for free |
| Legislative Leader | Role of the President that signs or vetos legislations |
| Qualifications for becoming a member of Congress | House of Representatives: 25 years old, Citizen for 7 years, Live in the state & District Senate: 35 years old, Citizen for 9 years, Live in the state |
| Ex post facto laws | Laws "after the fact" this is a limit on congressoinal authority that prevent congress from making an act a crime, after a crime has been committed. |
| Supreme Court Justices | No formal qualifications to get position. Allowed to serve for a lifetime. |
| Majority Opinion | States the facts of a case. Announces it's ruling and explains the courts reasoning in reaching a decision. |
| Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | The purpose of this organization is to deal with threats to the United States |
| Makes laws and approves Federal appointments | The Legislative Branche |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus | Safeguards against a person being kept in jail unlawfully and involves bringing a person before a judge |
| Judicial Review | Principal that allows the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn decisions made in lower courts and can declare laws unconstitutional |
| Head of State | Role of the President that requires participation in ceremonies and paradea |
| Structure of the Federal Courts | 1. U.S. Supreme Court 2. U.S. Court of Appeals 3. U.S. District Courts |
| Presidential Qualifications | 35 Years Old, Natural Born Citizen, Live in the U.S. for 14 years |
| Conference Committee | Type of committee forms with the House of Representatives and the Senate pass different forms of the same bill and try to fix it |
| When signed into a law, the bill is different from the original bill | Congressional committees will amend(change) the bill during the writing process |
| Government Corporations | Not for profit government businesses that provide services to the public (Postal Service) |
| Senate | 2/3 of this body must vote to confirm a presidential nomination or treaty |
| Gerrymander | An oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group |
| Appropriations and Tax Bills | The constitution states that these types of bills must be introduced by the body that is closest to the people |
| Commander in Cheif | Role of the President that sends troops to battle and commands the military |
| Census | Population count every 10 years that determines the number of residents living in each state and the representatives that are sent to Congress |
| Executive Orders | Commands from the President that have the order of law |
| Appoint supreme court judges | President can limit the power of the court by his/her selection |
| Judicial Review | Declaring a law unconstitutional |
| Impeachment Process | House of Representatives brings the impeachment charges and the Senate acts as a jury to determine the conviction (guilty/innocent) |
| Pork Barrel Projects | Members of Congress send money to thier home state or district |
| Economics Leader | Presidential role requiring the planning of the federal budget and attention to the nations economy |
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