factoids

Question 1

article 1

Answer 1

congress

Question 2

article 2

Answer 2

president

Question 3

article 3

Answer 3

supreme court

Question 4

enumerated powers

Answer 4

powers delegated to the federal government in the constitution

Question 5

implied powers

Answer 5

powers possessed by the federal government by inference from its enumerated powers

Question 6

reserved powers

Answer 6

powers not delegated to the federal government or prohibited to the states are reserved for the states and the people

Question 7

concurrent powers

Answer 7

powers possessed by both federal and state governments

Question 8

bicameral

Answer 8

Congress is bicameral: it is made up of two houses

Question 9

number in the house

Answer 9

435

Question 10

number in the senate

Answer 10

100

Question 11

Hastert rule

Answer 11

speaker of the house not to allow a vote on a bill unless it has the support of the majority of the majority party

Question 12

home-style

Answer 12

A congressman/ senator who is part of the community and constituency they represent. involve themselves. style themselves as one of you/ regular person

Question 13

Hill-Style

Answer 13

Pursue goals in Washington not necessarily related to constituency: personal goals (higher roles/ promotion) and political/legislative goals.
focus on deals/ alliances/ power dynamics > what their constituency wants

Question 14

trustee model

Answer 14

Member of congress entrusted to act how they think is best > exactly what is wanted/ asked for

Question 15

delegate model

Answer 15

Member of congress does exactly what their constituency wants/ purely representational

Question 16

DACA

Answer 16

2012

Question 17

DAPA

Answer 17

2014

Question 18

original jurisdiction

Answer 18

Case goes straight to the supreme court if one party is an ambassador/ other public minister or council/ state

Question 19

appellate jurisdiction

Answer 19

all cases which aren’t original jurisdiction. must appeal to be brought to the supreme court.

Question 20

impeachment rules for judges

Answer 20

hold their office in ‘good behaviour’

Question 21

origination of power of judicial review

Answer 21

Marbury v Madison 1803

Question 22

stare decisis

Answer 22

to stand on the decision

SC must respect precedents that they have set

Question 23

mootness

Answer 23

will hearing the case/ making a decision have any real affect?
eg. has too much time passed since initial case that it makes no difference?

Question 24

ripeness

Answer 24

are the issues of a case ready for review?

Question 25

the nine members of the SC court

Answer 25

``` Breyer Ginsburg Sotomayor Kagan Roberts Alito Kavanaugh Gorsuch Thomas ```

Question 26

how long was the Scalia vacancy

Answer 26

293 days

Question 27

the nuclear option

Answer 27

allows senate to override filibuster with simple majority rather than 2/3. Basically removes the possibility of filibuster over certain areas. eg. Exec. banch nominations and SC nominations

Question 28

activist court

Answer 28

uses judicial review more often; more politicised; overturning legislation and executive actions

Question 29

judicial restraint

Answer 29

judges limit the exercise of their own power. don't strike down legislation unless explicitly unconstitutional: do not have mandate/authority to act as policy makers. should not base decisions on a source of authority outside themselves and what they think is just

Question 30

Originalism

Answer 30

the constitution has a fixed and knowable meaning

Question 31

original intent theory

Answer 31

meaning of the constitution should be consistent with what was meant by those who drafted and ratified it: the founding fathers

Question 32

constitution year of ratification

Answer 32

1787

Question 33

original meaning theory/ textualism

Answer 33

interpretation of constitution should be based on what reasonable persons living at the time who voted to adopt it would have thought the meaning to be

Question 34

Living constitution

Answer 34

the constitution has a dynamic meaning and contemporaneous society should be taken into account. written in broad and flexible terms in order to create a 'living' document. contemporaneous reading > historical one

Question 35

amicus brief

Answer 35

briefs which advise the court on relevant information/ arguments they may wish to consider