In a majority of its cases, the Supreme Court has

appellate jurisdiction.

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in cases in which

a state or certain public officials are named as parties.

The commerce power of Congress allowed passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibited

discrimination.

Gerrymandering is the act of drawing district borders in order to

favor a certain party.

Gerrymandering is the act of drawing district borders in order to

favor a certain party.

Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives congress the power to regulate the value of money, which is an example of an

expressed powers

The fact that the United States has a bicameral legislature is most likely due to

the fact that the Framers wanted the House and Senate to check one another.

The House can force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for debate by using a

discharge petition

The presidential pardoning power includes the power of

amnesty.

The ___________ is classified an independent agency.

Central Intelligence Agency

If the president and vice president are unable to assume the duties of the president, the

Speaker of the House becomes the president.

The practice of deficit financing by congress is

 allowable under the constitution.

Deterrence is

the policy of maintaining a large military to discourage attacks.

If a Senator wanted to end a filibuster, he would have to seek

cloture.

In which month does the federal government's fiscal year begin?

October

The office of president is established by ________________ of the Constitution.

Article II

In Congress, a party caucus deals mostly with

party organization

Article II of the Constitution states that the president may arrange a treaty with another country but must have the "advice and consent" of

the Senate.

A line agency is one that

performs tasks for which an agency is responsible.

If an ambassador is declared _______ they may be asked to leave the country they are working in.

persona non grata.

Government corporations such as Amtrak and the Postal Service still answer to

  the president.

Since George Washington was in office

presidential power has continually increased.

The investigatory power allows Congress to

investigate matters relating to its legislative powers.

The Reapportionment Act of 1929 set the number of representatives at

250.

When James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine which requested that Europe stay out of American affairs, this was an example of

1imperialism

A tax on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a good is a(n)

1Customs

Most spending on entitlement programs can be classified as

1uncontrollable

The Necessary and Proper Clause of the United States Constitution provides

implied powers.

The U.S. intervention in Kosovo in 1999, was an example of the president deploying troops without a declaration of war or a resolution from Congress by using

1.       the War Powers Resolution of 1973.

Creating federal courts is a ________ power of Congress.

1.       Judicial

When did the United States begin to function as a world power?

the Spanish-American War

The ordinance power and the Constitution's Necessary and Proper Clause are similar because

both expanded the government's powers.

Under international law, every nation has the right of

1Legation