Veto power, command armed forces, pardoning power, appointment powers, make treaties, convene Congress

Bully pulpit, make executive agreements, issue executive orders, issue signing statements, create & use bureaucracy, personality and leadership, and make legislative proposals.

confirm presidential appointments by a majority vote, ratify (approve) treaties made by the president by a 2/3rds vote (67 senators), hold impeachment trial to remove a president

If signed by majority of the House of Representatives' members, will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the floor for consideration.

A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area

The House of Representatives committee that, along with the Senate Finance Committee, writes the tax codes, subject to the approval of Congress as a whole.

Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause

Committee appointed by the presiding officers of each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form.

a statement that presents the views of the majority of supreme court justices regarding a case

A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion

a brief, unsigned court opinion

The clause in the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) that gives Congress the power to regulate all business activities that cross state lines or affect more than one state or other nations.