Final study guide

The ____________  is the official chair of the NSC.

S. Carolina Strom Thurmond spoke for 24 hr & 18 min on the Senate floor: the Senates longest 

Power of the President to refuse to disclose information regarding national security matters

The act of official rejection of a proposed bill by congress by a the President is a ______.

The 1803 case of _______________ granted the Supreme Court its most significant power.

The Civil Service Reform Act introduced a civil service system for national government based on

The branch of government that was specifically created to closely represent the people's views.

a go-between with the leadership and the majority party members in the House.

The founders of the United States strove to create a legislature that checked the power of the

The ________________ is given power under the Constitution to grant individual pardons.

The leading justice on the Supreme Court

Need ___ votes in the Electoral College to be elected president.

A_______ majority is needed for Congress to check presidential power by overriding a veto.

Appropriations of funds by congressional legislators for projects in their districts

The 25th Amendment to the Constitution provides for the ___.

Any presidential candidate must be at least ____ years old to hold office.

A candidate must be_ of the state where the candidate wants to represent. 

________________ Committees that include members of both chambers of Congress.

The reciprocal practice of trading votes, or ________, is widely used in Congress. 

The _______________ is the agent of the people that prosecute violation of criminal laws.

An administrative agency expected to make enough money to cover its own costs.

Reapportionment and redistricting of congressional seats occurs _______________________. 

The ________________________ issues articles of impeachment for all civil officials.

The _________________ conducts impeachment trials.

The legislature in the United States has two parts which is known as ___________.

Permanent committees with a defined legislative jurisdiction are known as ____

The top political appointee who heads each of the national government's 15 departments.

Members of the House of Representatives are elected every _______________. 

Common law is based on _______________________.

The most common ethnicity in the United States legislature is _____________.

The 17th Amendment to the Constitution provided for __________________________________________.

President _________________ initiated the New Deal

The _______________________ is the constitutional president of the Senate.

The presidential role that is mostly ceremonial and symbolic is when acting as

The head of the Department of Justice is called the ___________________.

A presidential statement on how a law is to be enforced is _______________________.

The 22th Amendment to the Constitution provides for ___.

Powers assumed to be constitutional presidential powers as per decisions of the Supreme Court

Requires the authorization of Congress to commit troops into a combat zone passed 90 days.

Develops party strategy, works w minority party leadership, & unity among representatives

During impeachment, the __________ conducts the trial of the president.

The date of presidential inauguration ceremonies is ______________.

The first independent regulatory commission established by the federal government.

Appointed by the president and plays a significant role in managingthe national economy.

Any candidate for the House of Representatives must be at least ____ years old to hold office.

The authority of the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of governmental action

Statutes are authored by ________________.

There are ____ electors in the Electoral College.

There are _______ departments in the President's cabinet

Any senatorial candidate must be at least ____ years old to hold office.