Branches Study Guide

Detailed written statements about a case that are filed with the court

What did the Supreme court claim the right to in the case of Marbury v Madison?

This gives Congress the authority to use powers not explicitly named in the Constitution, 

what does the term "Commerce" in the Commerce Clause refer to currently?

an agency of the US government that maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription

who has original jurisdiction in cases of 2 state and/or ambassadors?

The President is required by the Constitution to give this message yearly

The legal act or process by which a non-citizen of a country may acquire citizenship.

A court belonging to the judicial branch, separate from the military courts

The power to hear a case on appeal from the court with original jurisdiction

One who favors giving a narrow conservative construction of a given document or Constitution

A list of cases to be heard by a court

what function do members of congress perform as committee members?

The War Powers Resolution requires the President to notify this to Congress

The intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth.

The person who files a lawsuit

A court case dealing with a non criminal dispute

How much a country owes to lenders outside of itself.

The power to hear a case on appeal from the court with original jurisdiction

article 1 section 6 of the Constitution says

the framers decided the president and the vice president should be chosen by this method

state representation in the Senate is based on this

A writ ordering a person to attend a court.

The amount by which spending exceeds revenue over a particular period of time.

Gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention

how can a federal judge be removed from office?

What article in the Constitution outlines Presidential powers?

The power of Congress to regulate foreign and interstate trade

The power held by the first court to hear a case

They are responsible for counterterrorism, cybersecurity, aviation security, border security....

The process by which a legislative body levels charges against a government official

They are the prosecutors for the government

Why do the political parties award bonus delegates to some states?

Military courts that serve the special needs of the armed forces and are not part of the federal court system

what grants Congress foreign relations power?

How are Presidential appointments confirmed?

An order by the Supreme Court telling a lower court to send it a specific case to review

The person against whom a legal complaint is made