unit 2 - shakey vocab

Question 1

constituency

Answer 1

a body of voters in a given area who elect a representative or senator

Question 2

apportionment

Answer 2

the process of determining the number of reps for each state using census data

Question 3

malapportionment

Answer 3

the uneven distribution of the population among legislative districts

Question 4

incumbency

Answer 4

being already in office as opposed to running for 1st time

Question 5

speaker of house

Answer 5

leader of House of Reps, chosen by an election of its members

Question 6

Whip

Answer 6

a member of Congress chosen by their part, their job is to ensure party unity and discipline

Question 7

committee chair

Answer 7

leader of a congressional committee who has authority over their agenda

Question 8

discharge petition

Answer 8

a motion filed by a member of Congress to move a bill out of a committee and onto the floor of the House of Reps

Question 9

(House) Rules Committee

Answer 9

*determines AGENDA: when a bill will be subject to debate and vote on the House floor, how long the debate will last, whether amendments are allowed

Question 10

hold

Answer 10

a delay placed on legislation by a senator who objects the bill

Question 11

unanimous consent agreement

Answer 11

an agreement in the SENATE that sets the terms for consideration of a bill

Question 12

discretionary spending

Answer 12

spending for programs and policies at the discretion of Congress and the president

Question 13

trustee

Answer 13

reps make decisions based on their own knowledge and judgements, regardless of constituents opinion

Question 14

delegate

Answer 14

reps that carry out constituents’ wishes

Question 15

politico

Answer 15

both delegate and trustee

Question 16

formal vs informal

Answer 16

in constitution – not in constitution

Question 17

pocket veto

Answer 17

an informal veto when the president doesn’t sign a bill within ten days, can be vetoed by 2/3 leg ?

Question 18

war powers resolution

Answer 18

a law passed that restricts the power of the president to maintain troops in combat for more than sixty days without congressional authorization

Question 19

appellate jurisdiction

Answer 19

the authority of a court to hear and review decisions made by lower courts in the system

Question 20

marbury v. madison

Answer 20

established judicial review

Question 21

bureaucracy

Answer 21

the departments and agencies within the EXECUTIVE branch that carry out the laws of the nation
- rule making authority
- enforce REGULATIONS

Question 22

iron triangle

Answer 22

interest group, bureaucracy, congressional committee

Question 23

implementation

Answer 23

the bureaucracy’s role in putting into action the laws that Congress has passed

Question 24

regulation

Answer 24

to carry out the laws passed by Congress (the bureaucracy)

Question 25

public policy

Answer 25

a specific course of action that government takes to address a problem

Question 26

policy agenda

Answer 26

a list of issues that the federal government pays attention to