· Incumbents election
· Safe seat
· The authority to draw the
lines
· “gerrymandering”
· Redistricting of
congressional constituencies
· Power to confirm
· The Speaker of the House
· The “whip”
· More prestigious
· President of the Senate
· Unlimited debate
· Conference committee
· Evaluate Congress
· Article II
· Three qualifications for
office of the President
· United States v.
Curtiss-Wright(1936)
· Next in line after the
vice-president
· Skills do Americans wish
their president to have
· The popularity of Presidents
· Role of the Supreme Court
via presidential power
· Contributed to the growth of
presidential power
· The State of the Union
address
· OMB
· “Senatorial courtesy”
· Political orientation
· First woman on the Supreme
Court
· Appointed a majority of the
federal bench during their tenure
· Judicial philosophy
· Government authority versus
individual rights
· President Reagan appointment
of Chief Justice
· Oral arguments
· Six justices must
· October to June
· The individual presiding
over the Supreme Court
· Concurring opinions
· Dissenting opinions
· The Bill of Rights
· Gitlow v. New York
· The “establishment clause”
· The ‘ free exercise clause”
· The Sedition Act of 1798
· Prayer in public schools
· The principle behind
provisions of federal aid to some parochial school activities
· Freedom of speech
· “clear and present danger”
doctrine