The Bureaucracy The Courts Congress The Presidency
100
What is departments?
The biggest units of the executive branch
100
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
Case that established judicial review
100
What is reapportionment?
Redistribution of representatives among states based on the census
100
What is inherent powers?
authority claimed by the president that is not clearly specified by the Constitution
200
Who is the president?
Can appoint 7,000 people to jobs in his administration
200
What is the Supreme Court?
The highest court in the nation
200
What is the two chambers of Congress?
the House of Representatives and the Senate
200
What is components of presidential leadership?
Presidential character and the president's power to persuade
300
What is the Pendleton Act?
An act used to reduce the use of patronage
300
What is the organization of the court's system?
US district courts, then the US court of appeals, then the Supreme Court
300
What is incumbents?
PACs show a strong preference for......
300
What is divided government?
The situation in which one party controls the White House and the other controls at least one house of Congress
400
What is Government Performance and Results Act?
A law requiring each government agency to implement quantifiable standards to measure its performance
400
Who is the solicitor general?
Represents the national government before the Supreme Court
400
What is a pocket veto?
A means of killing a bill by not signing it before Congress adjourns
400
What is the cabinet?
A group of presidential advisers, the heads of executive departments, and other key officials
500
What is total quality management?
The idea of treating citizens as customers.
500
Who is the president?
The person that appoints Supreme Court justice
500
What is constituents?
The people who live and vote in a government official's district or state
500
What is delegation of powers?
The process by which Congress gives the executive branch the additional authority needed to address new problems






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