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