AP Gov Vocab #3 congress

Question 1

Enumerated Powers

Answer 1

The enumerated powers of the United States Congress are the powers granted to the federal government of the United States by the United States Constitution

Question 2

Implied Powers

Answer 2

In the United States, implied powers are powers that, although not directly stated in the Constitution, are implied to be available based on previously stated powers.

Question 3

Necessary and proper clause

Answer 3

[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Question 4

Bicameralism

Answer 4

Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature.

Question 5

Divided Government

Answer 5

when control of the executive branch and the legislative branch is split between two political parties, respectively, and in semi-presidential systems, when the executive branch itself is split between two parties.

Question 6

Trustee

Answer 6

A trustee is a person or firm that holds and administers property or assets for the benefit of a third party.

Question 7

Delegate

Answer 7

delegate. an elected official who follows pubic opinion and does what the people desire.

Question 8

Politcio

Answer 8

Legislators should follow their own judgment (that is, act like a trustee) until the public becomes vocal about a particular matter, at which point they should follow the dictates of constituents.

Question 9

house of representatives

Answer 9

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.

Question 10

senate

Answer 10

Us senate members
Each of the 50 states is represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years; in total, the Senate consists of 100 members.

Question 11

incumbents

Answer 11

the holder of an office or post.

Question 12

constituents

Answer 12

The residents of a congressional district or state.

Question 13

casework

Answer 13

Activities of members of Congress that help constituents as individuals; cutting through bureaucratic red tape to get people what they think they have the right to get.

Question 14

credit claiming

Answer 14

ocuses on the things a legislator claims to have done to benefit his or her constituents – by fulfilling the congressional casework function or bringing money for mass transit to the district, for example.

Question 15

bill

Answer 15

A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law.