Unit 2 Part 1

Question 1

17th Amendment

Answer 1

the people directly choose their senators

Question 2

enumerated powers

Answer 2

powers explicitly given to Congress

Question 3

when was the first time Congress used the elastic clause?

Answer 3

McCulloch v Maryland

Question 4

Gibbons v Ogden

Answer 4

gave Congress power to regulate federal waters

Question 5

Advice and Consent (Senate)

Answer 5

Senate has the power to confirm and approve cabinet members

Question 6

house leader

Answer 6

Speaker of the House, recommends bills

Question 7

Floor leader

Answer 7

leads debate for their party

Question 8

Whip

Answer 8

in charge of discipline and serve as the deputy floor leader

Question 9

pro tempore

Answer 9

most senior member of the senate, serve as the temporary president of the senate

Question 10

permanent committees

Answer 10

focused on a particular subject authorized under house rules

Question 11

joint comittees

Answer 11

permanent committees with members of both senate and hose to solve long term problems

Question 12

conference committees

Answer 12

created to help iron out differences in a bill

Question 13

caucus

Answer 13

groups of people united around a certain belief to endorse bills, ideas, and candidates

Question 14

what are the only amendments that the House can add to a bill

Answer 14

germane amendments

Question 15

what is the only chamber that tax bills can originate from

Answer 15

house

Question 16

omnibus bills

Answer 16

bills that start small but end up large due to numerous amendments

Question 17

earmarks

Answer 17

funds going to a specific cause

Question 18

logrolling

Answer 18

trading votes for bill support

Question 19

delegate model

Answer 19

voting for what the people want

Question 20

trustee model

Answer 20

voting based on judgment

Question 21

politico model

Answer 21

blend of delegate and trustee model

Question 22

markups

Answer 22

amending a bill until satisfied

Question 23

reporting out

Answer 23

when a bill moves to the House/senate

Question 24

mandatory spending/entitlements

Answer 24

required spending on programs

Question 25

discretionary spending

Answer 25

everything else after mandatory spending

Question 26

gridlock

Answer 26

too much congestion that nothing moves forward

Question 27

does the chief of staff need congressional approval

Answer 27

no

Question 28

bully pulpit

Answer 28

using persuasion to pitch ideas to citizens