Brooke- Ch.6

Question 1

apportionment

Answer 1

the assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census.
Sentence: State legislatures reapportion state legislative districts.

Question 2

bicameral legislature

Answer 2

Bicameral legislature is consisting of two chambers

Sentence: The U.S has a bicameral legislature.

Question 3

bill

Answer 3

a formal proposal for a new law, or a change in the law, that is put forward by the Government
Sentence: There are 10 bill of rights

Question 4

cloture

Answer 4

a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body.

Sentence: A cloture is a rule used in government.

Question 5

committee of the whole

Answer 5

committee of the whole allows quorum of 100 rather than 218.

Sentence: We are a committee of a whole if allowed 100 rather than 218.

Question 6

conference committee

Answer 6

works out a compromise between differing House-Senate versions of a bill
Sentence: A conference committee is not the same as a committee of the whole.

Question 7

congressional budget act of 1974

Answer 7

The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is a United States federal law that governs the role of the Congress in the United States budget process
Sentence: Congress is regulated through the congressional budget act.

Question 8

congressional budget office (CBO)

Answer 8

Congressional Budget Office is the congress’ check on the budget
Sentence: The CBO was able to check congress on budget.

Question 9

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Answer 9

a branch of the Library of Congress that provides objective, nonpartisan research, analysis, and information to assist Congress in its legislative, oversight, and representative functions.
Sentence: CRS is where we get our information from.

Question 10

Congressional Review

Answer 10

a process whereby congress can nullify agency regulations by a joint resolution of legislative disapproval
Sentence: Congressional review is effective for congress.

Question 11

delegate

Answer 11

a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
Sentence: She is a delegate for republicans.

Question 12

discharge petition

Answer 12

a motion to force a bill to the House floor that has been bottled up in committee
sentence: Discharge petition forces bills into the house.

Question 13

divided government

Answer 13

A government in which one party controls the white house and another party controls one or both houses of congress
sentence: the U.S. has had a divided government before.

Question 14

edmund burke

Answer 14

A conservative leader who was deeply troubled by the aroused spirit of reform.
Sentence:
In 1790, Edmund Burke published Reforms on The Revolution in France

Question 15

filibuster

Answer 15

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.
Sentence: Fllibusters are used for preventing decisions.

Question 16

gerrymandering

Answer 16

The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent.
Sentence: Gerrymandering is used to help specific parties.

Question 17

government accountability office

Answer 17

The Government Accountability Office is a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for the United States Congress.
Sentence: Government accountability could be used for investigations.

Question 18

hillary clinton

Answer 18

an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer.

Sentence. Hilary Clinton lost to Donald Trump.

Question 19

logrolling

Answer 19

The practice of exchanging favors, especially in politics by reciprocal voting for each other’s proposed legislation.
Sentence: Logrolling is Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.

Question 20

house of committee on rules

Answer 20

The Committee on Rules, or more commonly, the Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives.
Sentence:House of committees on rules are in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor.

Question 21

impeachment

Answer 21

a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
Sentence: How many presidents have faced impeachment?

Question 22

party caucus

Answer 22

A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and to develop party policy.
S:Party caucus is called a conference by Republicans.

Question 23

joint committee

Answer 23

A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
S: Joint committees oversee the Library of Congress and conduct investigations.

Question 24

majority party

Answer 24

The largest party or group that votes together in a legislative or deliberative assembly.
S: Are you a majority party?

Question 25

markup

Answer 25

The process by which a U.S. congressional committee or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.
S: Markups are just rewrites.

Question 26

minority party

Answer 26

a political party with a smaller role than the mainstream parties in a country’s politics and elections.
S: I am a minority party.

Question 27

politico

Answer 27

a politician or person with strong political views.

S: A politico is basically a politician.

Question 28

pork

Answer 28

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.
Sentence: Why is pork barrel a metaphor?

Question 29

president pro tempore

Answer 29

high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
S: The president pro tempore is basically like a 3rd president down the line.

Question 30

programmatic requests

Answer 30

is guidance solicited by the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees from Members of Congress.
S: A programmatic request, sometimes referred to as a Member request.

Question 31

reconciliation

Answer 31

a legislative process of the United States Congress that allows expedited passage of certain budgetary legislation on spending, revenues, and the federal debt limit.
S: Reconciliation has a majority vote in both the House (218 votes) and Senate (51 votes).

Question 32

redistricting

Answer 32

The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census, to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population.
S: Redistricting is just a redrawing.

Question 33

Richard M.Nixon

Answer 33

He was the 37th president of the United States from 1969 until 1974.
S: My dad thought Nixon was stupid.

Question 34

select committee

Answer 34

A congressional committee created for a specific purpose, sometimes to conduct an investigation.
S: Is an investigation a select committee?

Question 35

senatorial courtesy

Answer 35

a long-standing unwritten, unofficial, and nonbinding political custom or constitutional convention in the United States.
S: Senatorial courtesy describing the tendency of U.S. senators to support a Senate colleague in opposing the appointment to federal office of a presidential nominee from that Senator’s state.

Question 36

seniority

Answer 36

A legislative practice that assigns the chair of a committee or subcommittee to the member of the majority party with the longest continuous service on the committee.
S:Seniority favors those who were there longer.

Question 37

speaker of the house

Answer 37

The Speaker is responsible for ensuring that the House passes legislation supported by the majority party. In pursuing this goal.
S: The Speaker may use their power to determine when each bill reaches the floor.

Question 38

standing committee

Answer 38

A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area.
S: Standing committees are permanent committees.

Question 39

trustee

Answer 39

An official who is expected to vote independently based on his or her judgment of the circumstances.
S: Trustee is one interpretation of the role of the legislator.

Question 40

unified government

Answer 40

A government in which the same party controls both the white house and both parties of Congress.
S: The U.S has a unified government.

Question 41

veto

Answer 41

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
Sentence: Bills can be vetoed.

Question 42

war powers resolution

Answer 42

The War Powers Resolution 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.
S: War powers resolution lets the president declare war if congress does not approve.

Question 43

whip

Answer 43

A senator or representative who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking.
S: Whips are senators or representatives.

Question 44

hold

Answer 44

Indication of disapproval for a bill, strong hesitation will likely lead to a filibuster, a hold allows Senators to be informed of any change in status or action on a bill or confirmation, holds can usually be very powerful/influencial, if there are 60 votes.
S:Senators have power to place hold.

Question 45

incumbency

Answer 45

the holding of an office or the period during which one is held.
S:Incumbency is the current holder of an office.

Question 46

pocket veto

Answer 46

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.
S: A pocket veto allows a president or other official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill by taking no action.

Question 47

minority leader

Answer 47

the head of the minority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
S: She is their minority leader for democrats.

Question 48

majority leader

Answer 48

the head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
S: He is their majority leader for the whigs.