2.1/2.2/2.3

Question 1

bicameral

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having two houses (house and Senate)

Question 2

house of representatives

Answer 2

members-435(based of population)
terms- 2 years
lower chamber of congress

Question 3

senate

Answer 3

members-100(2 for each state)
terms- 6 years
upper chamber of congress

Question 4

seventeenth amendment

Answer 4

allowed people to elect their senators

Question 5

advice and consent

Answer 5

a power of the United States Senate to be consulted on and approve treaties signed and appointments made by the president of the United States to public positions

Question 6

coalitions

Answer 6

an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.

Question 7

power of the purse

Answer 7

the constatutional power of congress to control government spending and taxation

Question 8

caucuses

Answer 8

a group of people in a party who help develop legislation but are not officially part of the legislative process

Question 9

enumerated powers

Answer 9

powers given to the Federal government by the constitution

Question 10

implied powers

Answer 10

powers granted to the government not spacifically states in the US constitution

Question 11

necessary and proper clause

Answer 11

the power for the government to do what is necessary and proper

Question 12

war powers act

Answer 12

-requires the president to inform congress within 48 hours of commiting US troops to combat -requires congress to approve any military force and its spending with in 60 days with a 30 day extension

Question 13

cloture rule

Answer 13

required a two-thirds majority to end debate and permitted each member to speak for an additional hour after that before voting on final passage.

Question 14

filibuster

Answer 14

a block on nomination or to let the time run out on a deadline for voting on a bill

Question 15

germane

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somthing added to a bill or piece of legislation that is relevant, apropriate or fitting.

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hold

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hold – An informal practice by which a senator informs Senate leadership that he or she does not wish a particular measure or nomination to reach the floor for consideration.

Question 17

logrolling

Answer 17

a vote for a vote
or a deal between congress men to get their legislature passed by voting for each other’s

Question 18

omnibus bill

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proposed law that covers a number of diverse or unrelated topics.

Question 19

pork-barrel spending

Answer 19

government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to direct expenditures to a representative’s district.

Question 20

rider

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an amendment to a piece of legislation that benefits a members own agenda and enhance the political chance of a bill

Question 21

sponser

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a Congress member who introduces a bill or and assumes authorship of the bill

Question 22

unanimous consent

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all agree about one particular matter or vote the same way

Question 23

committee of the whole

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a smaller committee that raises bills to the house after discussion, allows non voting delegates from US territories to vote

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conference committee

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discharge petition

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allows a simple majority to discharge a bill from committee t house without letting a reluctant party slow it down

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joint committees

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committees with reps from both house and senate

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president of the Senate

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-constatution states this role is filled by the vice president but in recent years has not been. -breaks tie votes in senate -generally provides over Senate affairs

Question 28

president pro tempore

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-senior member of majority party -signs legislation -issuing oath of office

Question 29

rules committee

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controls what bills go to the House Floor and the terms of debate.

Question 30

select committee

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a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.

Question 31

senate majority leader

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-chief legislatures -guides party caucus

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ways and means committee

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Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United States Congress, and is the chief tax-writing committee

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whip

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- in charge of party disciple

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deficit

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A shortage, especially the amount by which a sum of money falls short of what is required; a debt .

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discretionary spending

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This spending is an optional part of fiscal policy, in contrast to social programs for which funding is mandatory and determined by the number of eligible recipients.[2

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mandatory spending

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spending that the government must

Question 37

delegate model

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-substantive -advocating on behalf of certain groups of people

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partisan model

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- based on parties

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politico model

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-considers a variety of factors and diside their actions on whatever political calculations made sense to them.

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trustee model

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-representatives are trusted to use their best judgment regardless of how constituants view the model

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gerrymandering

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the act of rigging redistribution of districts to unfairly benefit a party

Question 42

grid lock

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opposing views that make it hard to pass legislation -president from one party and congress from another party

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racial gerrymandering

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accusations of unfairly making districts by race to make voting uneven

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swing district

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a district that could go either way in an election

Question 45

Baker v. carr

Question 46

shaw v. Reno