AP gov Congress Flashcards

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Incumbents

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Those already holding are have held office

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Case Work

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Activites members of Congress that help constituents as individuals

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Pork Barrel

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The mighty list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to cities, etc available in a congressional district

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Bicameral Legislature

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A legislature divided into two houses. Nebraska is the only state withOUT one

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House Rules Committee

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An institution unique to the House that reviews all bills (except revenue, budget, and appropriations bills) coming from a House committee before they go to Full House

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Filibuster

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A Speech designed to block passage of a bill. It’s just talking/stalling and hoping you can get more time

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Speaker of the House

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Head of the House of Representatives, chosen by the majority party, 2nd in line to the presidency

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Majority Leader

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Head of the Senate, responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and round up votes in behalf of the party’s legislative populations

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Whips

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Pary leaders who work with majority and minority leaders to count votes and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party

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Minority Leader

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The principal leader of the minority party in the House or Senate

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Standing Committee

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An issue that’s always there:

education, transportation, military

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Joint committees

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Has both Senators and members of the House on it;

Can have comittees that are both joint and standing

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Conference comittees

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Congressional committees formed when the Senate and the House pass a particular bill in different forms. Party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences

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Select committees

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Temperary, only there while it’s needed;

9/11, formed a select committee during that time to deal with effects

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Legislative Oversight

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Congress’s monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings

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Committee Chairs

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Most important influencers of the congressional agenda, they play roles in scheduling hearings, appointing subcomittees, and managing bills before they’re brought before full house

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Seniority system

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A simple rule for picking committee chairs until the 70s; the member who had served the longest and whose party controlled Congress became chair`

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Caucus (congressional)

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A group of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic

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Bill

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A proposed Law