AP GOV CH.6 FLASHCARDS-EDDY RAMIREZ

Question 1

bicameral legislature

Answer 1

a two-house legislature

Framers of America created the bicameral legislature

Question 2

apportionment

Answer 2

the process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of the population, following the decennial census

The process of apportionment adjusts the number of seats allotted to each state.

Question 3

bill

Answer 3

a proposed law

The bill was not passed because it did not have the approval

Question 4

impeachment

Answer 4

the power delegated to the house of representatives in the constitution to charge the president, vice president, or other civil officers, including federal judges, with treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.

Bill clinton was president, he was impeached because he lied under oath.

Question 5

Edmund Burke

Answer 5

conservative british political philosopher of the 18th century who articulated the view that elected representatives should act as “trustees” and use their own best judgement when voting.

Question 6

trustee

Answer 6

role played by an elected representative who listens to constituents would want, regardless or personal opinions: may refer to an elected representative to congress or a representative to the party convention

Question 7

delegate

Answer 7

role played by a representative who votes the way his or her constituent would want, regardless or personal opinions; may refer to an elected representative to the party convention

Question 8

politico

Answer 8

an elected representative who acts as a trustee or as a delegate

Question 9

incumbency

Answer 9

already holding an office

Question 10

redistricting

Answer 10

the process of redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases or decreases in seats allotted to the states, as well as population shifts within a state

Question 11

gerrymandering

Answer 11

the drawing of congressional districts to produce a particular electoral outcome without regard to the shape of the district

Question 12

majority leader

Answer 12

the head of the party controlling the most seats in the house of representatives or the senate; is second in authority to the speaker of the house

Question 13

minority leader

Answer 13

the head of the party with the second highest number of elected representatives in the house of representatives or the senate

Question 14

whip

Answer 14

party leader who keeps close contact with all members of his or her party, takes vote counts on key legislation, prepares summaries of ills, and acts as a communications link within a party

Question 15

redistricting

Answer 15

the process of redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases or decreases in seats allotted to the states, as well as population shifts within a state

Question 16

gerrymandering

Answer 16

the drawing of congressional districts to produce a particular electoral outcome without regard to the shape of the district

Question 17

president pro tempore

Answer 17

the official chair of the senate; usually the most senior member of the majority party

Question 18

standing committee

Answer 18

committee to which proposed bills are referred; continues from one congress to the next

Question 19

joint committee

Answer 19

standing committee that includes members from both houses of congress set up to conduct investigations or special studies

Question 20

conference committee

Answer 20

special joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the house and senate

Question 21

hillary clinton

Answer 21

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. She served as the 67th United States Secretary of State. A former U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, before that she was the First Lady of the United States.

Question 22

house committee on rules

Answer 22

The Committee on Rules, or more commonly, the Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. Rather than being responsible for a specific area of policy, as most other committees are, it is in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor.

Question 23

discharge petition

Answer 23

In United States parliamentary procedure, a discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee by “discharging” the committee from further consideration of a bill or resolution.

Question 24

seniority

Answer 24

a privileged position earned by reason of longer service or higher rank.

Question 25

markup

Answer 25

markup is the ratio between the cost of a good or service and its selling price. It is expressed as a percentage over the cost. A markup is added into the total cost incurred by the producer of a good or service in order to cover the costs of doing business and create a profit.

Question 26

committee of the whole

Answer 26

The Committee of the Whole House is a committee of the House on which all Representatives serve and which meets in the House Chamber for the consideration of measures from the Union calendar. However, it is governed by different rules of procedure than the House meeting as itself.

Question 27

hold

Answer 27

power or control.

Question 28

filibuster

Answer 28

A filibuster is a political procedure where one or more members of parliament or congress debate over a proposed piece of legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision being made on the proposal.

Question 29

cloture

Answer 29

(in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.

Question 30

veto

Answer 30

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
the legislature would have a veto over appointments to key posts

Question 31

pocket veto

Answer 31

an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.

Question 32

Richard M. Nixon

Answer 32

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, the only president to resign the office. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as both a U.S. Representative and Senator from California

Question 33

Congressional Budget Act of 1974

Answer 33

The 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act modified the role of Congress in the federal budgetary process. It created standing budget committees in both the House and the Senate, established the Congressional Budget Office, and moved the beginning of the fiscal year from July 1 to October 1.

Question 34

reconciliation

Answer 34

the restoration of friendly relations

Question 35

pork

Answer 35

Pork barrel is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district. The usage originated in American English. In election campaigns, the term is used in derogatory fashion to attack opponents.

Question 36

programmatic requests

Answer 36

A programmatic request, sometimes referred to as a Member request, is guidance solicited by the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees from Members of Congress. Programmatic requests function in lieu of earmark requests ever since the outright ban on earmarks in 2011.

Question 37

divided government

Answer 37

Divided government is the term used in the USA to refer to the situation in which one party controls the presidency while the other party controls Congress. In other words, one party controls the executive while the other party controls the legislature.

Question 38

war powers resolution

Answer 38

The War Powers Resolution (also known as the War Powers Resolution of 1973 or the War Powers Act) (50 U.S.C. 1541–1548) is a federal law intended to check the president’s power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.

Question 39

congressional review

Answer 39

The Congressional Review Act is a law that was enacted by the United States Congress under House Speaker Newt Gingrich as Subtitle E of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on March 29, 1996.

Question 40

senatorial courtesy

Answer 40

a custom whereby presidential appointments are confirmed only if there is no objection to them by the senators from the appointee’s state, especially from the senior senator of the president’s party from that state.

Question 41

unified government

Answer 41

Government in which one party controls the white house and another party controls one or both houses of Congress. Term. Unified Government. Definition. A government in which the same party controls both the white house and both parties of Congress.

Question 42

logrolling

Answer 42

the practice of exchanging favors, especially in politics by reciprocal voting for each other’s proposed legislation.

they have gained leverage on Capitol Hill by a talent for political logrolling

Question 43

congressional research service

Answer 43

The Congressional Research Service, known as Congress’s think tank, is a public policy research arm of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works primarily and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis.

Question 44

government accountability office

Answer 44

The Government Accountability Office is a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for the United States Congress. It is the supreme audit institution of the federal government of the United States.

Question 45

congressional budget office

Answer 45

The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides budget and economic information to Congress.

Question 46

majority party

Answer 46

It should not be confused with majority party. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Major party: a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power.

Question 47

minority party

Answer 47

A minority party is a political party with a smaller role than the mainstream parties in a country’s politics and elections. There will be differences between minority and mainstream parties in terms of membership total, donations and the number of candidates they are able to produce in elections.

Question 48

party caucus

Answer 48

Party Caucus refers to a meeting that party members attend to decide policies and choose candidates to run for office. It is a group of leading politicians of one party. The political parties of the U.S. are chosen by this method. It is used to nominate individuals for the President and the Vice President.