The November presidential election is coming up and the current president is running for re-election. Elise is a concerned citizen who believes that the current president is spending too much time working toward reelection and not enough time governing. This change in the president's focus demonstrates the concept of the :

Since the 1960s, competitiveness in congressional elections has been declining. This trend is referred to as

During which event does the party name their presidential and vice presidential candidates and lay out the party's plan for government?

Which two U.S. states can split their electoral votes, as opposed to winner-take-all?

The period before the primaries during which candidates attempt to capture party support and media coverage is called

What groups can raise and give an unlimited amount of money to political candidates?

Controversial and divisive topics like gun control, abortion, and race that are often used in campaigns to break up an opponent's coalitions are referred to as

How many terms do members of the House of Representatives serve?

In December 2013, with President Barack Obama's popularity sagging and a struggling economy, many quality Democratic candidates decided not to run in the 2014 elections. This demonstrates

What are the terms of office in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, respectively?

In July 2017, President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. This judicial nomination required the approval by two-thirds of the Senate in a Congressional power known as

Where do bills concerning raising revenue originate?

Why did the Framers establish Congress as a bicameral institution?

What is the minimum age for a House of Representatives member and a U.S senator, respectively?

Which type of congressional committee is permanent and reports to the full chamber?

Which Supreme Court case established judicial review whereby laws could be declared unconstitutional?

Members of Congress may send mail to their constituents free of charge. This is called

In June 2018, the White House announced that the president exonerated the prison sentence of two Oregon cattle ranchers who started fires that damaged federal lands. What power is the president using?

Which scandal led to the resignation of Richard Nixon?

Lyndon Johnson's federal social welfare programs became known as the

Which president's program, known as the New Deal, was designed to address problems associated with the Great Depression?

The president directs all war efforts and military conflict under the title

President Trump signed more executive orders than any other recent president in his first 100 days in office. Some notable ones were to reverse the Affordable Care Act and ban admission to the U.S. for a range of immigrants and refugees. These instructions do not require congressional approval. This exemplifies the power of the president to issue

Which amendment set the eligibility requirements for vice president?

When a president signs a bill into law, he can issue written remarks that reflect his interpretation of the law that are not required or authorized by the Constitution. These remarks are called

Which federal organization issues regulations and creates policy like reducing waste and chemical risks, protecting U.S. water supplies, and limiting emissions from coal-fired plants?

Who are the president's key advisers responsible for carrying out federal policies for areas under their jurisdictions?

The Department of Homeland Security was created to purportedly remedy the lack of coordination among the nation's national security and disaster relief agencies. The new department consolidated several key units that had been operating independently and created new intelligence offices that would try to serve as bridges between the FBI and the CIA. Which component of a bureaucracy was this change meant to fix?

What were the first three departments created by Congress in 1789?

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 prompted the creation of which department?

Why was the Department of the Interior established?

Which group is comprised of experienced personnel the president assigns to senior management positions throughout the federal bureaucracy?

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 led to the creation of which agency?

Signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur in 1883, the first reform that helped slowly change the federal bureaucracy from a corrupt, partisan insider organization to a neutral, policy-based organization is known as the

In 2009, the Denver Police forced their way into the Martinez family home without a warrant. Four family members were arrested. The police officers mistakenly believed they were the drug dealers who used to live at the residence and lied to cover up their mistake. The Martinez family filed a lawsuit against the Denver Police Department. What type of case does this represent?

Which statement accurately reflects judicial restraint, activism, and ideology?

Rodney's lawyer believed that his trial court made a mistake about a question of law pertaining to his case. Because this sometimes happens, the American legal system allows

What happens after the Senate Judiciary Committee approves a nomination for Supreme Court justice?

Under what circumstances can Congress simply overturn a court's decision?

What process gives federal courts the power to declare actions of Congress, the president, or state officials unconstitutional and therefore void?

A specially empaneled group that decides whether the government has enough evidence to charge a suspect with a crime is called what?

The Constitution establishes the judicial branch of government in which article?

Which term refers to a judge's decision to adhere to the previous decisions of other judges?

The Senate Judiciary Committee may ask whether the senators of the president's party of a nominee's home state approve of a nominee to the Supreme Court by sending them a

Under what circumstances can Congress simply overturn a court's decision?

Which office was created to implement the 1970 Clean Air Act?

What nation is the largest shareholder in the World Bank?

What is the primary purpose of the Affordable Care Act (aka. Obamacare)?

During the moments following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush instructed his vice president to force any suspicious planes in U.S. airspace to land immediately. If the pilots did not comply, Bush ordered the planes to be shot down. Which role of the presidency is Bush fulfilling?

Which countries actively participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement?