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32 Cards in this Set
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some presidents have gotten around the senate's refusal to ratify a treaty by
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getting congress to pass a joint resolution that does the same thing
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power given to the president to appoint ambassadors is granted by the
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constitution
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in times of national emergency
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the poweres of the presidency are stregnthened
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example of the presidents ability to check the power of Congress
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veto
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could be the subject of a criminalcase tried in court
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counterfeiting
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presidential power NOT established in Article 2 of the constitution
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set the agenda for congress
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the court that first hears a case is said to have
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original jurusdiction
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typical sequence of events in the appointment process
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nomination, senate committee hearings, senate debate, confirmation
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most extreme action president can take against a country
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withdraw recognition of hte legal existence of the country
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list of cases to be heard in court is called
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docket
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purpose of the War Powers resolution of 1973 was to
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limit the presidents power ot make war
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federal coutr that has original jurisdiction over MOST cases heard in federal court
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district court
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president can NOT take this action upon receipt of a bill
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call on special session of congressional commttees torevise the bill
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Maybury vs Madison established
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the courts power of judicial review
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the president has the power to make executive areements
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without any congressional action or apporval
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majority of cases heard each year are heard in
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state courts
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NOT worked to strengthen the powers of presidency
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constitutional systerm of checks and balances
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debate over the poweres of presidency is essentially
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betwen supporters of a strong presidency and supporters of a weak presidency
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TRUE about federal judges
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they are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate
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treaties can be
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declared unconstitutional, made with the senates consent, and repealed by the congress
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a federal court has jurisdiction over a case if
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a citizen of one state is suing from another state, a state is suing a resident of another state, or a state issuing another state
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the president appoints cabinet members with
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senate approval
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judges of the constitutional courts are appointed
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for life
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the president excersizes legislative power over congress by
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recommending legislation
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jurisdiction DIRECTLY limits
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which court may decide a case
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NOT a purpse of the 12 federal courtsof appeals
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to hear original cases that have byassed lower courts
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which federal courts exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction
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supreme court
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NOT accurately describe federal district courts
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like courts of appeal, they have the right to listen to appeals
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the vast majority of cases that come to the supreme court come to it from
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stte high courts and federal appellate courts
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definition of redress
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the satisfaction of a claim
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the president does NOT have the power to
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make someone accept a pardon
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the president does NOT have the power to
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make someone accept a pardon
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