Quiz 3 Key Terms

Question 0

Publicly funded projects secured by legislators to benefit their home districts or states

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Pork

Question 1

A person who lives in an electoral district and is represented by an elected official

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Constituent

Question 2

A small legislative committee within a larger, standing committee; do much of the work of reviewing legislation

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Subcommittee

Question 3

A temporary committee formed either by the house or debate to investigate a specific problem

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Special/select committee

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A permanent committee of legislators from both the house and senate that deals with matters of common interest such as economic policy

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Joint committee

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A temporary committee of legislators from both house and senate created to work our differences in bills passed by both chambers

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Conference committee

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A formal charge of wrongdoing against the president or other public official, first step in removal from office

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Impeachment

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A formal approval of an agreement, treaty or constitution

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Ratification

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Funds allocated by a legislature for a stated purpose as part of a budget or spending bill

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Appropriations

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An official statement issued by both houses of congress, once signed by the president, it has the force of law

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Joint resolution

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Personal services provided by members of Congress to their constituents, often to help their constituents with problems they are having with the federal bureaucracy

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Casework

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A high school junior who works as a messenger and errand-runner in the House or Senate

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Congressional page

Question 12

The tradition that a congressional committee members seniority, the number of years of unbroken service in a committee, determined that members position on the committee

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Seniority rule

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A meeting of lawmakers to hear testimony and gather information on a proposed piece of legislation

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Legislative hearing

Question 14

A meeting of a legislative committee at which members amend a bill before putting it to a vote

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Markup session

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A condition placed on a bill by the house rules committee that severely limits floor debates and amendments, allows bill to move through house quickly with few changes

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Closed rule

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A condition placed on a bill by the house rules committee that permits floor debate and amendments, allows opponents to change a bill or even kill it

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Open rule

Question 17

The power of the house speaker f senate majority leader to grant permission to speak on the house or senate floor, no member may address the chamber without being recognized by the leader

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Power of recognition

Question 18

The tactic of using endless speeches on the senate floor to delay or prevent passage of legislation, not permitted in the house

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Filibuster

Question 19

The process used to end a filibuster in the senate, needs at least 60 votes

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Cloture

Question 20

A number of votes greater than a simple majority, sometimes required to pass a particular notion or proposal

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Supermajority

Question 21

Request by senator to delay action on a bill

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Hold

Question 22

An amendment attached to a bill that has little or no relation to the subject of the bill

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Rider

Question 23

A bill with so many riders attached to it that it seems to offer something for everyone

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Christmas tree bill

Question 24

A method of voting in congress in which members call out their vote as a group, individual votes are not recorded

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Voice vote

Question 25

A method of voting in congress in which members stand up as a group, individual votes are not recorded

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Standing vote

Question 26

A method of voting in congress in which members register their vote individually

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Roll call vote

Question 27

To choose not to cast a vote on a bill

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Abstain

Question 28

The trading of votes among legislators to ensure the passage of various bills in which they have a special interest

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Logrolling

Question 29

The members of a congressional conference committee

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Conferees

Question 30

A direct vote on a bill in the full house or senate, must be approved or rejected as is, with no further amendments or delays

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Up or down vote

Question 31

What benefits the incumbents use to keep in touch with their voters and districts

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Office resources

Question 32

Individuals and organizations give money in larger amounts to incumbents than to challengers

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Campaign funds

Question 33

Incumbents can point to federally funded projects that they have won for their districts (use their "pork")

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Bragging rights

Question 34

Has more power than anyone else in congress, nominated by majority party, presides over the house, assigns bills to committees and appoints members to special committees and commissions

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Speaker of the house

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Majority party's second in command (under speaker of house)

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Majority leader

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Minority party's overall leader and main strategist

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Minority leader

Question 37

Assistant floor leaders responsible for keeping the leadership informed and persuading party members to vote along party lines

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Majority and minority whips

Question 38

Official presiding officer of this body, Vice President of US usually only used to break tie vote

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President of the senate

Question 39

Senior senator of the majority party, may preside over senate sessions when the VP is not there "For the time being"

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President of the senate pro tempore

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Permanent committee of legislators from either house or senate responsible for specific policy areas, such as foreign affairs or agriculture

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Standing committees

Question 41

Case where elastic cause was stretched, whether congress had exceed it's authority to control interstate commerce when it passed violence against women act

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United States vs Morrison

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Congress oversees executive agencies to make sure they carry out the laws it has passed

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Oversight

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Senate must confirm or approve key officials appointed by the president

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Confirmation

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Voting to reverse a presidents veto of legislation

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Override

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Proposal to change to constitution

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Amendment

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President Johnson's ability to convince others to see things his way by using tactics such as jabbing fingers and leaning on others

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The johnson treatment