Chap 10

Question 1

Earmarks

Answer 1

Federal dollars devoted specifically to a local project in a congressional district or state

Question 2

Unanimous consent agreements

Answer 2

All 100 senators agree on how a bill or presidential nomination will be debated changed and voted on in senate

Question 3

Speaker of the house

Answer 3

Constitutional and political leader of the house

Question 4

Reconciliation

Answer 4

Used to bring all bills that contain changes in the tax code or entitlement programs in line with the congressional budget

Question 5

Rule

Answer 5

Guidlines issued by the house rules committee that determine how many amendments may be considered for each bill

Question 6

Concurrent budget resolution

Answer 6

Congressional blueprint outlining the general amount of funds that can be spent on federal programs

Question 7

House majority leader

Answer 7

Leader of the majority party in the house and second in command to house speaker

Question 8

Divided government

Answer 8

Situation which one party controls the executive branch and the other party’s control the legislative branch

Question 9

Federal budget deficit

Answer 9

Difference between the amount of money the federal government spends in outlays and b amount of money it receives from revenues

Question 10

Markup

Answer 10

Process were bills are marked up or written by members of the commitee

Question 11

Continuing resolution

Answer 11

Measure passed to fund federal programs when the appropriations process has not been completed by September 30 the end of the fiscal year

Question 12

Override

Answer 12

Congress power to overturn a presidential veto with two thirds vote in each chamber

Question 13

Hold

Answer 13

Power by senator to prevent unanimous consent of bill or presidential nomination to come to the senate floor can be broken by cloture

Question 14

Cloture

Answer 14

Stoping senators hold by having 60 votes

Question 15

Home style

Answer 15

The way in which incumbents portray themselves to constituents

Question 16

Authorizes

Answer 16

Congress power to crest federal program or agency and set levels of federal funds to support thag program or agency

Question 17

Filibuster

Answer 17

Tactic of extended speech designed to delay or block passage of a bill in the senate

Question 18

Appropriates

Answer 18

Congress’s power to allocate a set amount of federal dollars for a specific program or agency

Question 19

House minority leader

Answer 19

Leader of the minority party in the house

Question 20

Ranking member

Answer 20

Leader of the minority party members of a committee

Question 21

Senate minority leader

Answer 21

Leader of minority party in senate

Question 22

Senate majority leader

Answer 22

Leader of majority party in senate