Quiz 4b

Question 0

Minority leader (House of representatives)

Answer 0

The spokesperson for the minority party, and usually steps into the position of the speaker when and if his or her party gains majority in the house

Question 1

Majority Leader (House of representatives)

Answer 1

The speakers most important colleague Responsible for scheduling bills and for rounding up votes for bills the party favors

Question 2

Party whip

Answer 2

Assist each floor leader Serve as Go-betweens for the members and the leadership

Question 3

President of the Senate

Answer 3

The vice president of the United States

Question 4

Majority Leader (senate)

Answer 4

Most influential person in the Senate and has the right to be the first senator heard on the floor Determines the Senate agenda and usually has much to say about committee assignments

Question 5

Minority leader (senate)

Answer 5

Generally only has as much say as the majority leader is willing to allow

Question 6

Conference committees

Answer 6

Consists of members from both the House and the Senate, but they are formed exclusively to hammer out differences between House and Senate versions of similar bills

Question 7

Pigeonholed

Answer 7

When a bill is forgotten for weeks or forever and never make it out of committee

Question 8

Closed rule

Answer 8

Set strict time limits on debate and forbids amendments from the floor, except those from the presenting committee Members not on the committee have little choice but to vote for or against the bill as it is

Question 9

Caucuses

Answer 9

Groupings of members of Congress sharing the same interests or points of views

Question 10

Congressional Budget Office ( CBO)

Answer 10

Advises Congress on the possible economic effects of various spending programs and policies

Question 11

Open rule

Answer 11

Permits amendments and often has less strict time limits, allowing for input from other members

Question 12

Discharge petition

Answer 12

In the house, may be signed by 218 members to bring it to the floor, but the vast majority of bills are referred to the floor only after committee recommendation

Question 13

Congressional calendars (House)

Answer 13

Union calendar House calendar Private calendar Consent calendar Discharge calendar

Question 14

Congressional calendars (senate)

Answer 14

Executive calendar Calendar of business

Question 15

Union calendar

Answer 15

Bills to raise revenue or spend money

Question 16

House calendar

Answer 16

Nonmoney bills of major importance

Question 17

Private calendar

Answer 17

Private bills that do not affect the general welfare

Question 18

Consent calendar

Answer 18

Non-controversial bills

Question 19

Discharge calendar

Answer 19

Discharge petitions

Question 20

Executive calendar

Answer 20

Presidential nominations, proposed treaties

Question 21

Calendar of business

Answer 21

All legislation

Question 22

Germane amendments

Answer 22

Amendments that are relevant to the topic of the bill Allowed with the committee of the whole

Question 23

Committee of the whole

Answer 23

Important bills in the house, including all bills of revenue, must first be referred to this –it Sits on the floor, but is directed by the chairman of the sponsoring committee 100 members instead of 218 The debate is conducted by the committee chairman

Question 24

Filibuster

Answer 24

The practice of talking a bill to death

Question 25

Cloture rule

Answer 25

3/5 of the entire Senate membership must vote to stop debate Used to stop a filibuster

Question 26

Christmas tree bill

Answer 26

A bill with many riders Usually occurs because individual senators are trying to attach their favorite ideas or benefits to their states

Question 27

Veto

Answer 27

The president can do this to a bill that was approved by both houses Maybe overridden by two thirds of both houses

Question 28

Pocket veto

Answer 28

When the president receives a bill within 10 days of the adjournment of the congressional session and does not respond and the bill dies

Question 29

Teller vote (house)

Answer 29

Vote in which members file past the clerk, first the "yays" and then the "nays"

Question 30

Voice vote (house)

Answer 30

They vote by simply shouting a yay or nay

Question 31

Division vote

Answer 31

Voting in which Members stand out to be counted

Question 32

Roll call vote

Answer 32

Vote which consists of people answering "yay" or "nay" to their names. Can be called for by 1/5 of house membership

Question 33

Electronic Voting

Answer 33

Voting that permits each members to insert a plastic card in a slot to record his or her vote Most common (Senate doesn't have)

Question 34

Pork

Answer 34

Benefits for their districts

Question 35

Pork Barrel legislation

Answer 35

Bills that give benefits to constituents in hope of gaining their votes Critics point out that such actions do not ensure that the federal money goes to the places where it is needed, but to district's representatives who are most aggressive or most in need of votes

Question 36

2005 Consolidated appropriations act

Answer 36

Funded about 11,000 projects Controversial because so much of the money went to constituencies well represented on the Appropriations Committee's in Congress

Question 37

"Bridge to nowhere"

Answer 37

Congress passed the transportation equity act-- that resulted in this controversial project Project to provide a bridge for a small city in Alaska to an island where the airport is located This project has become symbolic of the financial irresponsibility of pork projects

Question 38

Earmark

Answer 38

Any part of a spending bill that provides money for a specific project, location or institution

Question 39

Logrolling

Answer 39

Occurs when a member of congress supports another members pet project in return for support for his or her own project

Question 40

Sequential referral

Answer 40

The speaker may send the bill to another committee once one has completed its work Parts of the bill may also be referred to separate committees

Question 41

# backwards The speakers most important colleague Responsible for scheduling bills and for rounding up votes for bills the party favors

Answer 41

Majority Leader (House of representatives)

Question 42

# backwards The spokesperson for the minority party, and usually steps into the position of the speaker when and if his or her party gains majority in the house

Answer 42

Minority leader (House of representatives)

Question 43

# backwards Assist each floor leader Serve as Go-betweens for the members and the leadership

Answer 43

Party whip

Question 44

# backwards The vice president of the United States

Answer 44

President of the Senate

Question 45

# backwards Most influential person in the Senate and has the right to be the first senator heard on the floor Determines the Senate agenda and usually has much to say about committee assignments

Answer 45

Majority Leader (senate)

Question 46

# backwards Generally only has as much say as the majority leader is willing to allow

Answer 46

Minority leader (senate)

Question 47

# backwards Consists of members from both the House and the Senate, but they are formed exclusively to hammer out differences between House and Senate versions of similar bills

Answer 47

Conference committees

Question 48

# backwards When a bill is forgotten for weeks or forever and never make it out of committee

Answer 48

Pigeonholed

Question 49

# backwards Set strict time limits on debate and forbids amendments from the floor, except those from the presenting committee Members not on the committee have little choice but to vote for or against the bill as it is

Answer 49

Closed rule

Question 50

# backwards Groupings of members of Congress sharing the same interests or points of views

Answer 50

Caucuses

Question 51

# backwards Advises Congress on the possible economic effects of various spending programs and policies

Answer 51

Congressional Budget Office ( CBO)

Question 52

# backwards Permits amendments and often has less strict time limits, allowing for input from other members

Answer 52

Open rule

Question 53

# backwards In the house, may be signed by 218 members to bring it to the floor, but the vast majority of bills are referred to the floor only after committee recommendation

Answer 53

Discharge petition

Question 54

# backwards Union calendar House calendar Private calendar Consent calendar Discharge calendar

Answer 54

Congressional calendars (House)

Question 55

# backwards Executive calendar Calendar of business

Answer 55

Congressional calendars (senate)

Question 56

# backwards Bills to raise revenue or spend money

Answer 56

Union calendar

Question 57

# backwards Nonmoney bills of major importance

Answer 57

House calendar

Question 58

# backwards Private bills that do not affect the general welfare

Answer 58

Private calendar

Question 59

# backwards Non-controversial bills

Answer 59

Consent calendar

Question 60

# backwards Discharge petitions

Answer 60

Discharge calendar

Question 61

# backwards Presidential nominations, proposed treaties

Answer 61

Executive calendar

Question 62

# backwards All legislation

Answer 62

Calendar of business

Question 63

# backwards Amendments that are relevant to the topic of the bill Allowed with the committee of the whole

Answer 63

Germane amendments

Question 64

# backwards Important bills in the house, including all bills of revenue, must first be referred to this --it Sits on the floor, but is directed by the chairman of the sponsoring committee 100 members instead of 218 The debate is conducted by the committee chairman

Answer 64

Committee of the whole

Question 65

# backwards The practice of talking a bill to death

Answer 65

Filibuster

Question 66

# backwards 3/5 of the entire Senate membership must vote to stop debate Used to stop a filibuster

Answer 66

Cloture rule

Question 67

# backwards A bill with many riders Usually occurs because individual senators are trying to attach their favorite ideas or benefits to their states

Answer 67

Christmas tree bill

Question 68

# backwards The president can do this to a bill that was approved by both houses Maybe overridden by two thirds of both houses

Answer 68

Veto

Question 69

# backwards When the president receives a bill within 10 days of the adjournment of the congressional session and does not respond and the bill dies

Answer 69

Pocket veto

Question 70

# backwards Vote in which members file past the clerk, first the "yays" and then the "nays"

Answer 70

Teller vote (house)

Question 71

# backwards They vote by simply shouting a yay or nay

Answer 71

Voice vote (house)

Question 72

# backwards Voting in which Members stand out to be counted

Answer 72

Division vote

Question 73

# backwards Vote which consists of people answering "yay" or "nay" to their names. Can be called for by 1/5 of house membership

Answer 73

Roll call vote

Question 74

# backwards Voting that permits each members to insert a plastic card in a slot to record his or her vote Most common (Senate doesn't have)

Answer 74

Electronic Voting

Question 75

# backwards Benefits for their districts

Answer 75

Pork

Question 76

# backwards Bills that give benefits to constituents in hope of gaining their votes Critics point out that such actions do not ensure that the federal money goes to the places where it is needed, but to district's representatives who are most aggressive or most in need of votes

Answer 76

Pork Barrel legislation

Question 77

# backwards Funded about 11,000 projects Controversial because so much of the money went to constituencies well represented on the Appropriations Committee's in Congress

Answer 77

2005 Consolidated appropriations act

Question 78

# backwards Congress passed the transportation equity act-- that resulted in this controversial project Project to provide a bridge for a small city in Alaska to an island where the airport is located This project has become symbolic of the financial irresponsibility of pork projects

Answer 78

"Bridge to nowhere"

Question 79

# backwards Any part of a spending bill that provides money for a specific project, location or institution

Answer 79

Earmark

Question 80

# backwards Occurs when a member of congress supports another members pet project in return for support for his or her own project

Answer 80

Logrolling

Question 81

# backwards The speaker may send the bill to another committee once one has completed its work Parts of the bill may also be referred to separate committees

Answer 81

Sequential referral