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Chapter 12 Flashcards

1
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current speaker of the house

A

Paul Ryan

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2
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who is the president of the senate

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Mike Pence

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3
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current senate majority leader

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Mitch McConnell

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why is being the majority party important

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  • choose chairperson
  • chooses speaker of the house
  • chooses leader in the senate
  • committee majority
  • majority vote
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bill

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proposed law

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how a bill becomes a law

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  1. bill is proposed
  2. House/Senate sends bill to standing committee
  3. read it, hold hearings, debate
  4. send to sub-committee who proposes amendments
  5. Bill goes back to House/Senate for majority vote
  6. IF it is realized bills from House+Senate not identical
  7. goes to conference committee to be revised
  8. IF bill is passed, goes to President
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7
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majority vote for the senate

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51

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8
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majority vote for the house

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218

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9
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bill

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proposed law

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10
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4 basic committees

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  • standing
  • joint
  • select
  • conference
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standing committee

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  • permanent
  • members of the house
  • cover broad topic areas
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joint committee

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  • temporary
  • members of the house and senators
  • crisis/investigation
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select committee

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  • temporary
  • members of the house
  • created by President
  • investigates current issues
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conference committee

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  • temporary
  • members of the house and senators
  • compromise bills
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what type of vote is needed for a bill to become a law

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majority

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16
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limited debate

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when there is a time limit for speaking

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17
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does the house or senate have limited debate

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senate

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18
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why is limited debate necessary

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number of people in the senate

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speaker of the house

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leader of the majority party

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20
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whip in majority/minority party

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bugs people for votes

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21
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president pro tempore

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to step in when vice president is absent

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22
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leader of the senate

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voice for the majority party

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chair person

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person in charge of committees

24
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committee structure

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6 people in a committee from majority party

25
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joint resolution

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have force of laws

26
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concurrent resolution

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the house and senate act jointly

27
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resolution

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matters concerning 1 house (taken up by only that body)

28
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pigeonhold

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when a bill dies in committee

29
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discharge petition

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members force a bill that’s been in committee for 30 days onto floor for consideration

30
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quorum

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a majority of membership

31
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engrossed

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printed in final form

32
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filibuster

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an attempt to talk a bill to death

33
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cloture

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limiting debate

34
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veto

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refusal

35
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pocket veto

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if Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill it dies (if president doesn’t sign it)

36
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what does no cloture result in

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filibusters

37
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a cloture takes how many votes

A

60

38
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filibuster record

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24 hours, 18 min

39
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president’s options of what to do with a bill

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  1. sign
  2. veto
  3. do nothing
  4. pocket veto
40
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sign the bill

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becomes a law

41
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veto bill

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rejects it (can send improvement recommendations)

42
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do nothing

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president can refuse to sign and bill is passed after 10 days (Congress must be in session)

43
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pocket veto

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president can refuse to sign and bill dies after 10 days (Congress is not in session)

44
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Clinton v. NY

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  • Clinton crossed out 1 paragraph and tried to sign the bill into law without vetoing
  • violated separation of powers (legislative branch’s power)
45
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overriding a veto

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2/3 vote in house and senate

46
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bipartisan

A

both parties

47
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president of the senate

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vice president

48
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party caucus

A

closed meeting of members of each party in each house

49
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subcommittee

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divisions of standing committees that do most of the committees work

50
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which committees have members of the house and senators

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conference and joint

51
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what will change in the house with new elections

A
  • speaker of the house
  • committee distribution seats (for democrats)
  • chairman
52
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what will change in the senate with new elections

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nothing

53
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speaker of the houes

A

Paul Ryan (resigning)

54
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who replaces speaker of the house

A

presumptive speaker of the house

55
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presumptive speaker of the house

A

Nancy Pelosi

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