Unit 7-9

Question 1

Implied powers

Answer 1

Powers not specifically written in the Constitution.

Question 2

Must a person be a citizen to be President?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

How hold does a person need to be to run for president?

Answer 3

35

Question 4

of terms a president can serve

Answer 4

2

Question 5

Powers of the President

Answer 5

Serve as commander in chief of the armed forces
Commission officers of the armed forces
Grant reprieves and pardons for federal offenses
Convene Congress in special sessions
Receive ambassadors
Appoint officials to lesser offices

Question 6

State of the Union Address

Answer 6

The president’s annual statement to Congress and the nation.

Question 7

List of Cabinet Departments

Answer 7

state, treasury, defense, justice, interior, agriculture, commerce, labor, health and human services, housing and urban development, transportation, energy, education, veterans affairs, homeland security

Question 8

civil law

Answer 8

A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights

Question 9

Criminal Law

Answer 9

A law that defines crimes against the public order.

Question 10

Gerrymandering

Answer 10

Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.

Question 11

democracy

Answer 11

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

Question 12

jurisdiction

Answer 12

The authority of a court to hear a case

Question 13

foreign policy

Answer 13

A nation’s overall plan for dealing with other nations

Question 14

original jurisdiction

Answer 14

the authority to hear cases for the first time

Question 15

appellate jurisdiction

Answer 15

The authority of a court to review decisions made by lower courts

Question 16

ambassadors

Answer 16

Highest-ranking officials representing a government in a foreign country.

Question 17

concurring opinion

Answer 17

a statement written by a justice who votes with the majority, but for different reasons

Question 18

Pardon

Answer 18

legal forgiveness of a crime

Question 19

Presidential Succession

Answer 19

the order in which the office of president is to be filled if it becomes vacant

Question 20

appeal

Answer 20

apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.

Question 21

judicial review

Answer 21

Allows the court to determine the constitutionality of laws

Question 22

Speaker of the House

Answer 22

the leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives

Question 23

Statutory Law

Answer 23

Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures

Question 24

Supreme Court

Answer 24

the highest federal court in the United States

Question 25

precedent

Answer 25

How similar cases have been decided in the past.

Question 26

opinion

Answer 26

a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court's decision in a case

Question 27

Joint Chiefs of Staff

Answer 27

high-ranking military officers who represent the Navy, Army, Air Force and Marines. They assist the civilian leaders of the Department of Defense-advise the president on security matters.

Question 28

Common Law

Answer 28

a system of law based on precedent and customs

Question 29

justices

Answer 29

Judges of the Supreme Court

Question 30

President Pro Tempore

Answer 30

a high-ranking Senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.

Question 31

secretary

Answer 31

Title of most cabinet members

Question 32

whip

Answer 32

a senator or representative who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking

Question 33

dissenting opinion

Answer 33

A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion

Question 34

regulatory commissions

Answer 34

agencies of the executive branch of government that control or direct some aspect of the economy

Question 35

remand

Answer 35

to send a case back to a lower court to be tried again

Question 36

The function of the Judicial branch is to ______

Answer 36

Interpret laws

Question 37

In the US, those accused of crimes are considered ________ until proven _________.

Answer 37

innocent; guilty

Question 38

The Supreme Court is mainly a(n) _________ court.

Answer 38

appellate

Question 39

of SCOTUS Justices

Answer 39

9

Question 40

How long do SCOTUS Justices serve?

Answer 40

life

Question 41

administrative laws

Answer 41

laws established by the bureaucracy, on behalf of Congress

Question 42

Approx. # of cases the SCOTUS hears per year

Answer 42

120

Question 43

most recent addition to the SCOTUS

Answer 43

Amy Coney Barrett

Question 44

Which court case established judicial review?

Answer 44

Marbury v. Madison

Question 45

Approving presidential appointees is a __________ check on the Executive Branch.

Answer 45

Legislative

Question 46

Declaring a law or action unconstitutional is a ________ check on the other 2 branches.

Answer 46

Judicial

Question 47

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer 47

Separate but equal is unconstitutional

Question 48

NYT v. US

Answer 48

ruled 1st amendment (freedom of the press) protected the New York Times to publish Pentagon Papers

Question 49

Miranda v. Arizona

Answer 49

The accused must be notified of their rights before being questioned by the police

Question 50

Tinker v. Des Moines

Answer 50

The case that ruled that students do not lose Constitutional rights when they entered the building but they can be limited if they cause a disruption

Question 51

Roe v. Wade

Answer 51

legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy

Question 52

Chief Justice of the SCOTUS

Answer 52

John Roberts

Question 53

of Representatives in the House

Answer 53

435

Question 54

of Senators

Answer 54

100

Question 55

Delegated powers of Congress

Answer 55

Financing government, regulate trade, defend the country, create lower courts, provide for growth