Chapter 12 Study Guide

Question 0

Constituents

Answer 0

People in the district/ state they represent

Question 1

Role of Congress

Answer 1

Make laws and represent the people

Question 2

House v. Senate:
Number
Representation
Age
Citizenship
Term

Answer 2

Number: 435, 100
Representation: population/districts, equal -> states
Age: 25, 30
Citizenship: 7, 9
Term: 2, 6

Question 3

Descriptive Representation

Answer 3

Representatives mirror constituents (choose who looks like them)

Question 4

Substantive Representation

Answer 4

Even if representatives don’t look like the people, they represent

Question 5

Franking privilege

Answer 5

Free mailings

Question 6

Casework

Answer 6

Work done to help constituents

Question 7

Pork Barrel

Answer 7

Money, ear mark spending to districts/ states

Queen of Pork: Hillary Clinton

Question 8

Campaign Spending

Answer 8

Money mostly for incumbents

Question 9

Role of PACs

Answer 9

Give money to interest groups, in return expect policies favoring their group

Question 10

Gerrymandering

Answer 10

Drawing district lines to benefit a group

Question 11

Reapportion

Answer 11

Realignment of seats in House every 10 years (Census)

Question 12

Bicameral Legislature

Answer 12

2 Houses

Question 13

Connecticut Compromise

Answer 13

Virginia Plan -> big states -> population

New Jersey Plan -> small states -> equal Senate

Question 14

Women in Congress

Answer 14

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Question 15

Incumbent Advantage

Answer 15

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Question 16

House Rules Committee

Answer 16

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Question 17

Powers of the House/ Senate

Answer 17

House draws up charges for impeachment, revenue, bills, budget

Senate tries Pres. for impeachment, confirm Presidential appointments, ratify treaties, foreign policy, filibuster

Question 18

Cloture Vote

Answer 18

Gets rid of filibuster

Question 19

Speaker of the House

Jobs of the Speaker

Answer 19

John Boehner

Assign bills to committees, make committee assignments, 2nd in line to replace the President

Question 20

First Woman Speaker

Answer 20

Nancy Pelosi

Question 21

Majority Leader

Answer 21

H&S pressure votes on certain bills

Question 22

Whips

Answer 22

H&S aid majority leaders to get votes

2 House (majority, minority)
2 Senate (majority, minority)

Question 23

Minority Leader

Answer 23

H&S resisting programs submitted by the majority

Question 24

President of the Senate

Answer 24

VP ll President Pro Tempore

Question 25

Standing Committees

Answer 25

Permanent, Ex: topic- education,bills referred to them to research them

Question 26

Joint Committees

Answer 26

H&S

Question 27

Conference Committees

Answer 27

Joint: combine 2 bills into one for President

Question 28

Select Committees

Answer 28

Temporary: specific topic

Question 29

Subcommittee

Answer 29

Hearings, testimonies

Question 30

Legislative Oversight

Answer 30

Congress overseeing executive branch to check on the implementation of laws

Question 31

Seniority System

Answer 31

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Question 32

Congressional Caucus

Answer 32

Meeting with people of similar interest

Question 33

President and Congress

Answer 33

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Question 34

The Process of How a Bill Becomes a Law

Answer 34

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Question 35

Trustees

Answer 35

Use their experience, could be against party/ constituents

Question 36

Instructed Delegates

Answer 36

Vote based on constituents

Question 37

Politicos

Answer 37

Vote based on both

Question 38

Lobbying in Congress

Answer 38

By interest groups, money, meet w/ congressmen, source of information

Question 39

Grassroots in Lobbying

Answer 39

Use people -> start movement -> try to influence Congress through email, voting, meeting