override presidential vetoes 

hold public hearings before confirming judicial appointees

exercise some control over executive agencies

seek judicial opinioni on the constitutionality of pending legislation

modern presidents often try to avoid legislative checks and balances on their authority

the executive branch has become too large and bureaucratic

presidents have less power in handling foreign policy than in handling domestic policy

the courts have few means of limiting presidential power

pressing for changes in high profile public policies

lobbying members of Congress to make small changes in existing policy

using the judiciary to invalidate federal legislation

running candidates for office

four senators agree to a cloture motion

Congress adjourns its session within four days of submitting a bill to the president and the president does not act

four states request a writ of certiorari

at least four justices on the Supreme Court agree that a case should be put on the Court's docket

impeaching the vice president and cabinet secretaries

refusing to act on a Supreme Court nomination in the president's last year

overriding a veto with a 3/4 vote in both houses

ratifying treaties with a 2/3 vote in the Senate

House Judiciary

 Senate Judiciary

House Rules

Senate Appropriations

A vote by three Supreme Court justices

A court decision that conflicts with precedent

A court of appeals decision that conflicts with another court of appeals decision

Inconsistencies between courts of different states

Give greater protection to the accused

 Expand civil rights

Act as a watchdog over the other branches of government

 Increase the power of the federal government

Create a new precedent

Decease the power of the federal government

Decrease the power of the state governments

Uphold precedent 

Strict construction

 Judicial Activism

Conservatism

Constitutionalism 

Civil suits between citizens of different states in which the amount exceeds $75,000

Criminal cases involving violations of laws passed by Congress

State appeals cases in which the defendant alleges his or her constitutional rights were violated

Prosecutions under state criminal law

The court is exclusively a court of appellate jurisdiction 

The court’s jurisdiction is mostly appellate, but it had original jurisdiction in a few specified types of cases

The court is exclusively a court of original jurisdiction

Most of the Court’s cases come directly from trial courts

the custom of the Supreme Court sharing its docket with the Senate Judiciary Committee before it is made

a tradition where by nominees for federal judgeships must meet the approval of senators of the president's party from the state which the nominee will serve

the tradition of the full Senate approving all judicial nominees who win a majority vote in the Judiciary Committee

the practice of the Senate filling judicial vacancies with judges who share the same judicial philosophy as their most immediate predecessor

the tradition of the vice president hosting a formal reception to introduce Supreme Court nominees to members of the Senate.

The are decided by unanimous decision

the decisions tend to significantly alter current policy

the tend to reverse the decisions of the lower courts

they result in the payout of larger damage awards than decisions rendered by lower courts

they are decided based on how similar past cases have been decided

judges are term-limited, which affects their ability to implement their decisions.

lower courts are not required to follow the decisions of superior courts

the courts must rely on other institutions to implement their decisions.

they are shielded from the pressures of electoral policies.

courts tend to lack legitimacy in the eyes of most citizens.

in forma pauperis

concurrent opinion

writ of certiorari

stare decisis

writ of habeas corpus

It establishes the jurisdiction of federal courts in litigation involving two or more states.

It is the principle that affirms that courts are bound by prior decisions.

It is the policy by which the Supreme Court decides which appellate cases it will hear.

It holds high courts responsible for determining the constitutionality of proposed legislation before it becomes law.

Four senators agree to a cloture motion.

Congress adjourns its session within four days of submitting a bill to the president, and the president does not act.

Four states request a writ of certiorari.

At least four justices on the Supreme Court agree that a case should be put on the Court’s docket.

Courts of appeal must decide cases appealed to it from the lower courts, while the Supreme Court can choose its cases and hears relatively few each year.

Courts of appeal usually have jurisdiction over cases appealed from state supreme courts.

There are more judges on the courts of appeal than on the Supreme Court, so they can overrule the Supreme Court’s decisions.

According to the Constitution, rulings by the courts of appeal have more significance than Supreme Court rulings.

The age of the nominee

The state in which the nominee was born

The political party of the nominee

The number of years the nominee has served as a state judge

A lawsuit between the United States and one of the states

The kidnap and murder of a federal official

Any case appealed from a United States district court

A case that presents a question of interpreting a federal constitutional law

The Court musters public opinion in favor of its decisions.

The Court threatens to call a constitutional convention in order to increase its power.

 The Court can only hope that respect for the law and the Court will be enough to create compliance.

The Court has sweeping powers of enforcement spelled out in the Constitution

inconsistent with public opinion

intended to bolster public support for its rulings

less consistent with public opinion than are the actions of the president or Congress

consistent with public opinion

writ of habeas corpus

writ of certiorari

an injunction

standing

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

An informal and relatively open network of public officials, think tanks, political pundits and lobbyists who have a common interest in a given area and who are brought together by a proposed policy in that area

the relatively new television stations that specialize in political coverage

two or more agencies that share regulatory power when a policy or regulation affects more than one regulatory body

the same as ʺiron trianglesʺ 

independent executive agencies

independent regulatory agencies

government corporations

cabinet departments 

an iron triangle

a conference committee 

a regulatory agency

dual federalism

Pendleton Act of 1883

National Industrial Recovery Act 

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1961 

Truman Doctrine

They tend to have larger budgets than cabinet departments.

They tend to be freer from presidential control than are cabinet departments.

They are insulated from contact with interest groups.

They are directly supervised by cabinet departments.

The Hatch Act

The Budget and Impoundment Act

The War Powers Act 

The Judiciary Act

pass laws.

decide how much money will be appropriated for agency programs.

approve an agency's appointees.

order audits of agency activities.

implement and regulate government policies

compete with the private sector for monopoly power

protect the interests of their constituencies

advise the president and Cabinet on internal affairs.

a worker who does not accomplish his or her tasks by the end of the day.

someone who brings public attention to gross governmental inefficiency or illegal action.

a worker hired in excess of the labor requirements of an agency.

someone who leaks contents of a presidential speech to the press before it is given.

Each policy being made independently from each other

Policies being made that are contradictory from others

A lack of an integrated, coherent approach to broad policy concerns

A cooperative relationship among special interest group, bureaucratic agency and Congress

A hostile relationship among the bureaucratic agencies making policy

regulatory agency

independent commission

government corporation

NONE OF THE ABOVE

The Department of Homeland Security

The Department of Veterans Affairs

The Department of Education

The Department of Energy

Department of State

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Department of Agriculture

Drug Enforcement Agency 

Implementing federal unemployment policy 

Preparing the budget

Appropriating funds for the budget 

Approving the budget

The Hatch Act

The Budget and Impoundment Act

The War Powers Act 

The Judiciary Act

Executive Office of the president

Cabinet

Executive agencies

Government corporations

Executive Office of the President

Cabinet

Executive agencies

Chief of Staff

Secretary of Staff

Secretary of the White House

White House Press Secretary

oversight of the executive branch.

developing laws for review by Congress.

bringing cases for trial before the Supreme Court.

policy implementation.

executing the authoritative decisions of Congress, the president, and the courts.

regulating the distribution of funds to individuals and corporations.

delegating legislative authority to smaller operating units of the bureaucracy.

all of the above.

The Hatch Act

The Pendleton Act

The Morrill Act

The Progressive Act

Bureaucracy

laissez-faire

discretionary authority

competitive service

issue network

iron triangle 

red tape 

name request job 

issue network 

name request job 

red tape

bureaucracy 

judicial activism

due process of law

judicial restraint

judicial review

Criminal Case

Federal Case

Civil Case

Double Jeopardy C

judicial review

writ of certiorari 

jurisdiction

stare decisis

District court

US Court of Appeals

Supreme Court

a form of inside lobbying that attempts to influence the Court’s agenda

A form of outside lobbying that attempts to influence the Court’s decisions

A form of outside lobbying that attempts to influence the Court’s reputation

A form of inside lobbying that attempts to influence the Courts decisions

majority opinion

prevailing opinion

disenting opinion

fina opinion

ask the Court to hear the case again.

send the case back to a lower court.

write a dissenting opinion.

file an amicus curiae brief.

Senate approving judges only if they belong to the same party that is in control of the Senate.

practice of allowing senators to have the exclusive right to nominate candidates for the federal district courts in their state.

Senate's deferring to the president and routinely approving his or her nominees.

practice of allowing a senator to veto a judicial appointment for federal district courts in his or her state.

judicial restraint.

judicial activism.

habeas corpus.

the rule of four.

Solicitor General

Attorney General

Surgeon General

Lawyer General

Steel Union

Coalition Agreement

Iron Triangle

Solid Partnership

NASA

NSA

USPS

EPA

merit based system

Pendleton Act

patronage

appropriations

fire civil servants

defund programs

impeach the president

declare bureaucratic actions unconstitutional

special interests

congressional committees

issue networks

NONE OF THE ABOVE