Front of Game Pieces “Agenda setting” President The Vice Bicameral War Powers Resolution Overriding a president’s decision “Contract with America” Joint resolution Diplomatic Recognition Must originate in the House Legislative Veto Resolve differences in House and Senate bills President Pro Tempore Congressional Research Service Revenue Bills Conference Committee Executive agreement Standing Committee 22nd Amendment Mandated a two-term limit for the presidency Brokered between the President and other heads of state Handle bills in the house and the Senate Requires the President to consult with Congress when activating troops Represents the government before the Supreme Court “Agenda setting” The process of changing or rewriting legislation in committee The State of the Union The Solicitor General The ability of the President to determine policy priorities “Mark up” “Advice and Consent” Originalism Power to remove an elected official from office Robert Bork The Senate Denied a Supreme Court seat by the Senate in 1987 Front of Game Pieces The U.S. constitution should be interpreted as the Framers intended Impeachment Ratifies treaties and confirms appointments President The Vice Marbury v. Madison Marbury v. Madison The president of the Senate The process of talking a bill to death Established the doctrine of judicial review Filibuster Veto The length of the term of a senator The practice of giving government jobs to supporters The President refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress Redistricting

The process of redrawing district lines for elections Committee chairs were chosen this way until the 1970s Discharge petition Six Years “Spoils system” Impoundment White House Chief of Staff John Roberts Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Can take a bill out of committee and put it on the House floor Clinton v. Jones Oversees the President’s staff and manages President’s schedule Department of Education Presidents do lots of micromanaging of staff members Circuit courts Christmas-tree bill Circular Model The courts that exist below the Supreme Court Bill with a lot of amendments Seniority Ways and Means Committee Allowed voters to challenge constitutionality of voting districts Established a competitive exam system for federal jobs Executive Order Baker v. Carr Chief tax-writing arm of Congress The Pendleton Act Divided government Choose the President if the Electoral College deadlocks Most powerful individual in the House Independent Regulatory Agencies Whip The House of Representatives Front of Game Pieces Pressure members to support congressional leadership Make rules for large industries and businesses Speaker of the House The ability of a president’s popularity to influence lower-level elections Media role in determining what issues become nationally important Gatekeeper Unitary System Minority Leader Coattail effect Concentrates powers in a central government Pyramid Model Sandra Day O’Connor Ruled that there was no absolute “unqualified” executive privilege Regulates the money supply Majority Leader

Front of Game Pieces The first female Supreme Court justice The Federal Reserve The first female Supreme Court justice Department of Homeland Security U.S. Postal Service U.S. v. Nixon Right to be first senator heard on the floor Stare Decisis Emphasizes the following of precedent in court decisions Forbade bureaucrats from engaging in party activities Example of a government corporation Attorney General 25th Amendment Hatch Act Allows individuals or organizations to tell the Supreme Court how they feel about a case National Security Council Logrolling Amicus curiae brief Includes the President, Vice President, Sec. of Defense & Sec. of State When a member of Congress supports a project in return for the same treatment The most recently created cabinet department Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Franking Privilege Helps the President prepare the budget Believes judges should play a minimal role in policymaking Gerrymandering The ability of an incumbent to enjoy free mailings Judicial Restraint Samuel Alito Members of Congress giving benefits to their districts to get votes Declared the line-item veto unconstitutional Select Committees Closed Rule Pork Front of Game Pieces Sets strict time limits on debate and forbids amendments on the floor Formed for specific purposes and usually temporary Clinton v. City of New York Groupings of members of Congress that agree on the same issues Issued by the losing justices of a Supreme Court decision Separated balloting for president and vice president Dissenting Opinion 12th Amendment Joint Committee Caucus Shaw v. Reno Iron triangle The Office of Personnel Management National Science Foundation Commander-in-Chief