2nd Semester Government Final Review

Who is the chief officer of the executive branch

A minor criminal case

Formal presidential rule or regulation that has the force of law

spokesman and main strategist for the majority party in the Senate

president of the Senate

Who is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives

The Constitutional Convention gathered to

What is the job of independent regulatory commissions?

The total number of the electoral college is

grants pardons

chief election officer

What is the main role of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in budget making

The practice of drawing district boundaries to the political advantage of the party in power

How can a president establish rules and regulations for the operation of a federal agency

When a Senate seat becomes vacant, who normally has the right to appoint a replacement

Watchdog for Missouri taxpayers

The Constitution organized into

The sole right to hear a case

How many members are there at present in the House of Representatives

Group that holds confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominees

What is the name of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

St. Charles operates under which form of government?

Who holds the power to impeach a federal judge?

The written arguments of each side to an appeal are called

After much controversy and compromise, Missouri became a state in what year?

How many amendments are in our Constitution today?

lawyer for the state

Umbrella body that includes all major offices working for the president

Missouri's present Constitution was adopted in what year?

A person who files an appeal

An earlier court decision that guides judges' decisions in later cases

What is a writ of certiorari?

Provision that bears little relationship to a bill's main topic

Which term applies to the 20 permanent committees of the House

Power of Congress to bring executive or judicial officials to trial

keeper of the state's money

Which term refers to previous court rulings?

Tennessee Valley Authority is an example of

According to our Constitution, war may be declared only by

redistribution of seats in the House among the states based on the results of the census

The line item veto may be used

An opinion signed by at least five members of the Supreme Court

Law saying who would take over if both a president and vice president both died

In what year(s) was our Constitution written?

Specific powers granted to Congress by the Constitution

How many states finally ratified the Constitution?

In the role of symbolic figurehead internationally, the president acts as the