genesis lozano chp 6

Question 1

bicameral legislature

Answer 1

a two-house legislature

The British parliament is a 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

Seats in the house of representatives are apportioned based on the population of each state

Question 3

bill

Answer 3

a proposed law

Congress decided to pass the bill.

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.” This is the first step in the constitutional process of removing government officials from office

Trump was nearly faced with impeachment.

Question 5

Edmund burke

Answer 5

conservative British political philosopher of the eighteenth century who articulated the view that elected representatives should act as “trustees” and use their pwn best judgement when voting

Edmund Burke died on July 9, 1797.

Question 6

trustee

Answer 6

role played by an elected representative who listens to constituents opinions and then uses his or her best judgement to make a final decision

Trustees make sure that the valuables of someone aren’t misused.

Question 7

delegate

Answer 7

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

A delegate has to be a member of the association.

Question 8

politico

Answer 8

an elected representative who acts as a trustee or as a delegate, depending on the issue

Question 9

incumbency

Answer 9

already holding an office

With the advantage of incumbency, it becomes more significant as polarization rises.

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

The legislator was forced to redistrict after not getting the solution that was wanted.

Question 11

gerrymandering

Answer 11

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

By limiting the redesign of districts, state officials hope to prevent efforts to gerrymander.

Question 12

majority party

Answer 12

the political party in each house of congress with the most members

The majority party controls 161 seats in the national assembly.

Question 13

minority party

Answer 13

the political party in each house of congress with the second most members

People in the minority party tend to be retirements.

Question 14

party caucus (for conference)

Answer 14

a formal gathering of all party members

Question 15

speaker of the house

Answer 15

the only officer of the house or representatives specifically mentioned in the constitution; the chamber’s most powerful position; traditionally a member of the majority party

The speaker of the house is an important part of congress.

Question 16

majority leader

Answer 16

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 and in the senate is regarded as its most powerful member

Since democrats currently hold the majority of seats in the house of representatives, they have two majority leaders.

Question 17

minority leader

Answer 17

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

The minority leaders are currently republicans.

Question 18

whip

Answer 18

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

Question 19

president pro tempore

Answer 19

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

The current president pro tempore is Orrin G. Hatch.

Question 20

standing committee

Answer 20

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

There are currently 16 operating standing committees in the U.S senate.

Question 21

joint committee

Answer 21

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

Joint committees are meant to raise and discuss issues that concern both houses.

Question 22

conference committee

Answer 22

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

Conference committees are created to resolve disputes between the two houses when it comes to bills.

Question 23

select (or special) committee

Answer 23

temporary committee appointed for a specific purpose

Select committees operate to resolve specific issues.

Question 24

Hillary Clinton

Answer 24

first female major party candidate for president of the United States, a democrat, who ran against president Donald j. trump in 2016. secretary of state from 2009 to 2013; New York senator from 2001 to 2009; former First Lady

Hillary Clinton won the popular vote.

Question 25

house committee on rules

Answer 25

the influential "rules committee" determines the scheduling and conditions, such as length of debate and type of allowable amendments, for all bills in the house of representatives (but not in the senate, where debate is less regulated)

Question 26

discharge petition

Answer 26

petition that gives a majority of the house of representatives the authority to bring an issue to the floor in the face of committee inaction Last year republicans used a discharge petition to bring up the state of dreams and immigration in the country.

Question 27

Seniority

Answer 27

Time of continuous service on a committee Seniority refers to the longest serving member of congress being granted chairmanship because of it.

Question 28

Markup

Answer 28

A session in which committee members offer changes to a bill before it goes to the floor The bill had to go through a markup before it was brought to everyone's attention.

Question 29

Committee of the whole

Answer 29

A procedure that allows the House of Representatives to deliberate with a lower quorum and to expedite consideration and amendment of a bill

Question 30

Hold

Answer 30

A procedure by which a senator asked to be informed before a particular bill or nomination is brought to the floor this request signals leader ship that a member may have objections to the bill or nomination and should be consulted before further action is taken

Question 31

filibuster

Answer 31

A formal way of halting senate action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate

Question 32

Cloture

Answer 32

Mechanism requiring the vote of sixty senators to cut off debate A three-fifths majority vote of the body is required to invoke cloture.

Question 33

Veto

Answer 33

The formal constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress this preventing them from becoming law without further congressional action Congress threatened to veto the bill.

Question 34

Pocket veto

Answer 34

If Congress adjourns during the ten days the president has to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress the bill is considered vetoed without the presidents signature The pocket veto was used to stop the crime bill.

Question 35

Richard m Nixon

Answer 35

The thirty seventh president a republican who served from 1969 through 1974. Nixon advocated detente during the Cold War and resigned rather than face impeachment and likely removal from office due to the watergate scandal Richard M. Nixon died on April 22, 1994.

Question 36

Congressional budget act of 1974

Answer 36

Act that established the congressional budgetary process by laying out a plan for congressional action on the annual budget resolution appropriations reconciliation and any other revenue bills

Question 37

Reconciliation

Answer 37

A procedure that allows consideration issues affecting the budget by limiting debate to twenty hours thereby ending threat of a fillbuster The reconciliation between the monarchy and the people was solved.

Question 38

Pork

Answer 38

Legislation that allows representatives to bring money and jobs to their districts in the form of public works programs military bases or other programs

Question 39

Programmatic requests st

Answer 39

Federal funds designated for special projects within a state or congressional district also referred to as earmarks

Question 40

Divided government

Answer 40

The political condition in which different political parties control the presidency and at least one house of Congress Congressional majorities can become irritated with the president's power to veto a bill as they are stuck in a divided government.

Question 41

War powers of resolution

Answer 41

Passed by Congress in 1973 the president is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to a sixty day period peacetime unless Congress explicitly gives its approval for a longer period

Question 42

Congressional review

Answer 42

A process whereby congress can nullify agency regulation should within a 60 day window by passing a joint resolution of legislative disapproval the presidents approval of the resolution or a two thirds majority vote in both houses to overrule a presidential veto is also required

Question 43

Senatorial courtesy

Answer 43

A process by which presidents generally allow senators from the state in which a judicial vacancy occurs to block a nomination by simply registering their objection Senatorial courtesy plays an important part in the appointments of official positions.

Question 44

Unified government

Answer 44

The political condition in which the same political party controls the presidency and congress

Question 45

Iogrolling

Answer 45

Vote trading voting to support a colleagues bill in return for a promise of further support

Question 46

Congressional research service CRS

Answer 46

Created in 1914 the non partisan crs provides information studies and research in support of the work of Congress and prepares summaries and tracks that the progress of all bill

Question 47

Government accountability office GAO

Answer 47

Established in 1921 the GAO is an independent regulatory agency for the purpose of auditing the financial expenditures of the executive branch and federal agencies until 2004 the GAO was known as the general accounting office

Question 48

Congressional budget office CBO

Answer 48

Created in 1974 the CBO provides congress with evaluations of the potential economic effects of proposed spending policies and also analyzed the presidents budget and economic projections