1.1. What are constituents ?What are constituents ?

People from a representative’s People from a representative’s districtdistrict

2.2. What is a select committee? What is a select committee?

A committee is created to do a A committee is created to do a special job for a limited periodspecial job for a limited period

3.3. What is an oddly shaped What is an oddly shaped district designed to increase the district designed to increase the

voting strength of a particular voting strength of a particular group? group?

gerrymandergerrymander

4.4. The president pro tempore the The president pro tempore the person who usually acts as person who usually acts as

chairperson of the __________. chairperson of the __________.

SenateSenate

5.5. What is a census? What is a census?

a population count taken every 10 a population count taken every 10 yearsyears..

6.6. What is filibustering? What is filibustering?

tactic of delaying a vote until a bill’s tactic of delaying a vote until a bill’s sponsor withdraws the measuresponsor withdraws the measure

7.7. Riders are completely Riders are completely unrelated __________ tacked onto unrelated __________ tacked onto

a Senate bill. a Senate bill.

amendmentsamendments

8.8. Senators can end a filibuster by Senators can end a filibuster by a __________ vote in favor of a __________ vote in favor of

cloture. cloture.

cloturecloture

9.9. What is a pocket veto? What is a pocket veto?

president ignores a bill for 10 days president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in sessionand Congress is not in session

10.10. What is the Electoral College? What is the Electoral College?

indirect method we use to elect the indirect method we use to elect the presidentpresident

11.11. How many electoral votes does How many electoral votes does each state have? each state have?

the total of its U.S. senators and the total of its U.S. senators and representativesrepresentatives

12.12. What is the most important role What is the most important role of the president? of the president?

Chief ExecutiveChief Executive

13.13. What is foreign policy? What is foreign policy?

nation’s overall plan for dealing with nation’s overall plan for dealing with other nationsother nations

14.14. District courts have ____ District courts have ____ jurisdiction, or the authority to hear jurisdiction, or the authority to hear

federal cases first. federal cases first.

originaloriginal

15.15. Appellate jurisdiction allows a Appellate jurisdiction allows a court to hear appeals from a court to hear appeals from a

__________ court. __________ court.

lowerlower

16.16. An appeals court can remand a An appeals court can remand a case, that is, send it back to the case, that is, send it back to the

lower court for __________. lower court for __________.

retrialretrial

17.17. __________ courts have __________ courts have exclusive jurisdiction over cases exclusive jurisdiction over cases

involving maritime law. involving maritime law.

FederalFederal

18.18. What is a precedent? What is a precedent?

a previous case that gives guidance a previous case that gives guidance to other judges hearing similar casesto other judges hearing similar cases

19.19. Any disagreements between Any disagreements between ____ are initially heard by federal ____ are initially heard by federal

courts. courts.

State governmentsState governments

20.20. What is the job of the What is the job of the appeals courts? appeals courts?

review decisions made in the lower review decisions made in the lower district courtsdistrict courts

21.21. The Supreme Court claimed The Supreme Court claimed the power of judicial review in the the power of judicial review in the

decision of what case? decision of what case?

Marbury v. MadisonMarbury v. Madison

22.22. Which opinion states the facts Which opinion states the facts of the case, announces the ruling, of the case, announces the ruling, and explains the Court’s reasoning and explains the Court’s reasoning

in reaching the decision? in reaching the decision?

majoritymajority