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