Federal Govt 11-13

In the House of Representatives, the majority leader is

second in authority behind the speaker.

A bicameral legislature is one that has

two separate chambers or houses.

The Connecticut Compromise used bicameralism to resolve a conflict over which issue?

How the states would be represented in Congress.

Which of the following is true of the impeachment process?

It is a partisan exercise.

Which statement about the Senate is true?

Only one-third of the membership is up for election at a time.

Why would a representative place a bill in the hopper ?

To introduce it into the legislative process.

A member of the House of Representatives who helps a constituent apply for Social Security benefits is engaging in

casework.

In each House district, there are approximately ________ people.

700,000

The House of Representatives and the Senate come closest to providing descriptive representation on which of the following characteristics?

race.

The role that the U.S. Senate plays in impeachments can best be compared with that of a

trial jury.

The office of the presidency was established by Article ________ of the Constitution.

II

Richard Nixon claimed ________ when he refused to turn over secret White House tapes to congressional investigators.

executive privilege

After the president and vice president, which office is next in the line of succession?

The Speaker of the House.

Impeachment offenses are charged by the

House and tried in the Senate, with the chief justice presiding and a two-thirds vote needed for conviction.

The administrative organization that reports directly to the president and is made up of important offices, units, and staff of the current president and headed by the White House chief of staff

Executive Office of the President (EOP).

The president's right to withhold information from Congress, the judiciary, or the public is called

executive privilege.

It is difficult for either the president or Congress to unilaterally construct policy because

both branches must collaborate and compromise in a system of checks and balances.

Presidents will use advances in transportation in their efforts to reach the people. An example of this is

the use of Air Force One.

The Senate sometimes obstructs a president's appointments. Once example was president Obama's nomination of _________ to the Supreme Court.

Merrick Garland

The first lady that opened the door to the president's spouse more publicly pursuing a policy agenda was

Eleanor Roosevelt

The first court to hear a criminal case involving a violation of state law is called a(n) ________ court.

trial

If a man is arrested because his home was searched by police without a legal warrant, he could argue in court that he had been denied

the due process of law.

Since 2017, the Senate filibuster

cannot be used against any presidential appointments.

Under normal rules of oral argument, each lawyer has ________ to present his or her case before the Supreme Court.

30 minutes

The written document in which attorneys explain why the court should rule in favor of their clients is called a(n)

brief.

When President Obama nominated Justice Sonia Sotomayor to fill a vacancy in the Supreme Court, he collaborated with Sotomayor's home state senators to consult on the nomination. What is this custom called?

senatorial courtesy

The United States Constitution does not specify qualifications to serve as a federal judge. What does Article II state is required to make judicial appointments?

the advice and consent of the Senate.

What is a writ of certiorari?

a friend of the court brief filed by someone who is interested in the outcome of a case but is not directly involved.

What is the term length for a Supreme Court Justice?

Lifetime

Which type of cases does the Supreme Court generally hear?

appeals