The term executive privilege refers to the president’s authority to pardon people convicted of federal crimes or to commute their sentences.

What have the Supreme Court justices determined about race and the redistricting process?

The most important political factor in Supreme Court decision making is the ideology of the justices or attitudes about certain issues.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an informal characteristic President’s utilize in order to successfully bargain with Congress?

Why does a president typically use partisanship as a criterion in selecting nominees to the Supreme Court?

Which one of the following is NOT a deviation from the standard path of the lawmaking process?

According to the Constitution, what is the vice president’s job?

As the most powerful politician in the American political system, a president is usually able to achieve most of his or her political and policy-making goals.

Executive orders are unilateral changes in policy that presidents can issue without consulting Congress.

When a court is the first one to interpret the application of law from a lower court, it is said to have original jurisdiction.