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POLITICAL SCIENCE FINAL

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In 1998, the supreme court ruled that the line-item veto was constitutional
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The supreme court's original jurisdiction includes cases involving two or more states
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The judiciary Act of 1789
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Under the constitution, senators serve a _____ year term
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The presiding officer of the senate who can vote only in the case of a tie is
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The jurisdiction of courts to hear the facts of a case is termed
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The justices of the supreme courts are
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The outlines of the federal judicial branch are located in
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Filibusters occur in the house of representatives
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The supreme court has had ____ african american members in its history
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Incumbents are often defeated in elections for the house of representatives
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The idea that judges should use their power broadly to further justice is
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Committees to which proposed bills are referred are called ____ committees
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The judicial branch gets substantial media attention and coverage
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The primary goal of a member of congress is
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Committee chairs have the power to kill a bill
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The youngest current member of the supreme court is
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In general, Congress is ____ than the rest of the United States
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The bulk of the judicial work in the federal system takes place in the supreme court
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Appellate courts usually
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Every 10 years, congressional districts are redrawn to reflect increases or decreases in population
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As many as ______ cases a year are filed with the supreme court
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Many judicial appointments are actually partisan patronage
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Among the checks on the power of the courts are
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The most important power that congress has in the power to
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The average house members serves on ____ standing committee(s)
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The most important power that congress has in the power to
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Interest groups are forbidden to lobby the federal courts at all levels
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Members are often influenced by their partisan affiliations and their colleagues
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Members of congress often seek committee assignments based upon
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The true leader of the senate is the
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The supreme court will hear a case if ____ justices vote to do so
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The united states has a unicameral legislature
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In general, the house is/ has ______ than the senate
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durning conference, supreme court justices speak in order by
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The advantage of incumbency is/ are
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There are currently 94 federal district courts
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Members of congress often vote on bills about which they know little
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The oldest justice currently sitting on the supreme court is
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Most supreme court cases fall under the rubric of
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The leader of the house of representatives is called the
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In courts of original jurisdiction, judges determine matters of law, not fact
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Since the 1869 the supreme court has consisted of ____ justices
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The first truly national legislature in the colonies was the
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The house of representatives and the senate combined have ___ members
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an unsigned opinion issued by the courts is called
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The senate has the sole power to
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The supreme court has had----- female members in the history
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Any two-house legislature is also referred to as
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The constitution sets the number of justices on the supreme court at nine
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