AP gov Congress

Question 1

Incumbents

Answer 1

Those already holding are have held office

Question 2

Case Work

Answer 2

Activites members of Congress that help constituents as individuals

Question 3

Pork Barrel

Answer 3

The mighty list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to cities, etc available in a congressional district

Question 4

Bicameral Legislature

Answer 4

A legislature divided into two houses. Nebraska is the only state withOUT one

Question 5

House Rules Committee

Answer 5

An institution unique to the House that reviews all bills (except revenue, budget, and appropriations bills) coming from a House committee before they go to Full House

Question 6

Filibuster

Answer 6

A Speech designed to block passage of a bill. It’s just talking/stalling and hoping you can get more time

Question 7

Speaker of the House

Answer 7

Head of the House of Representatives, chosen by the majority party, 2nd in line to the presidency

Question 8

Majority Leader

Answer 8

Head of the Senate, responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and round up votes in behalf of the party’s legislative populations

Question 9

Whips

Answer 9

Pary leaders who work with majority and minority leaders to count votes and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party

Question 10

Minority Leader

Answer 10

The principal leader of the minority party in the House or Senate

Question 11

Standing Committee

Answer 11

An issue that’s always there:

education, transportation, military

Question 12

Joint committees

Answer 12

Has both Senators and members of the House on it;

Can have comittees that are both joint and standing

Question 13

Conference comittees

Answer 13

Congressional committees formed when the Senate and the House pass a particular bill in different forms. Party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences

Question 14

Select committees

Answer 14

Temperary, only there while it’s needed;

9/11, formed a select committee during that time to deal with effects

Question 15

Legislative Oversight

Answer 15

Congress’s monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings

Question 16

Committee Chairs

Answer 16

Most important influencers of the congressional agenda, they play roles in scheduling hearings, appointing subcomittees, and managing bills before they’re brought before full house

Question 17

Seniority system

Answer 17

A simple rule for picking committee chairs until the 70s; the member who had served the longest and whose party controlled Congress became chair`

Question 18

Caucus (congressional)

Answer 18

A group of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic

Question 19

Bill

Answer 19

A proposed Law