Vocabulary The Legislative Branch The Executive Branch The Judicial Branch Stump's Stumpers
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What is Veto
Chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature.
100
What is Senate
This chamber of Congress has 100 members.
100
What is Executive Order
A rule that is issued by the President and has the power of law.
100
What is Judicial Review
The power of the courts to determine whether the government performs actions that are unconstitutional.
100
What is U.S. President
The government official who appoints judges to the Supreme Court.
200
What is Pardon
Release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime.
200
What is House of Representatives
Delegates in this chamber of Congress serve 2-year terms.
200
What is Commander-in-Chief
The President’s role of being the leader of armed forces is known as this.
200
What is Nine
The number of justices on the Supreme Court.
200
What is Life
Supreme Court justices serve a term of this length.
300
What is Bureaucracy
A large, complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of an organization.
300
What is Speaker of the House
This position is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives.
300
What is Speaker of the House
The next person in the line of presidential succession if both the President and the Vice President die in office.
300
What is Court of Appeals
The court that has appellate jurisdiction over cases being reexamined from lower courts.
300
What is 35
The minimum age requirement to qualify as U.S. President.
400
What is Jurisdiction
The authority of a court to hear a case.
400
What is Joint Committee
A panel composed of both parties to compromise on political differences in Congress.
400
What is Independent Agencies
Additional executive organizations like NASA and the FCC located outside the Cabinet departments.
400
What is Miranda v. Arizona
This landmark Supreme Court decision set the precedent that a suspect must be informed of their rights.
400
What is 435
The number of delegates in the House of Representatives.
500
What is Filibuster
Various tactics aimed at defeating a bill by preventing a final vote.
500
What is Expressed Powers
Delegated powers of Congress that are spelled out in the Constitution.
500
What is $400,000
The salary of the President.
500
What is Citizens United v. FEC
This landmark Supreme Court decision set the precedent that corporations retain the freedom of speech and can therefore engage in unregulated campaign spending.
500
What is House of Representatives, Senate, President
For a bill to become a law, it must be approved by these two legislative bodies and this member of the executive branch.






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