APGov ch.6 Angelina.Zamora

Question 1

Apportionment

Answer 1

the process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of the population following the decennial census

Apportionment is based on the population of the state

Question 2

bicameral legislature

Answer 2

a two-house legislature

The bicameral legislature is made up of the Senate and the house of representatives.

Question 3

bill

Answer 3

a proposed law

Bills need to be passed in order for laws to be created

Question 4

cloture

Answer 4

Mechanism requiring the vote of sixty senators to cut off debate.

Cloture is used to block the Senate.

Question 5

committee of the whole

Answer 5

a procedure that allows the house of representatives to deliberate with a lower quorum and to expedite consideration and amendment of a bill.

Committee of the whole is used to is used to go over smaller bills.

Question 6

congressional budget office

Answer 6

created in 1974 the CBO provides Congress with evaluations of the potential economic effects of proposed spending policies and also analyzes the presidents budget and economic projections.

congressional budget office goes over the amount of money the government could spend.

Question 7

congressional research service

Answer 7

created in 1914 the non-partisan CRS provides information studies and research in support of the work Congress and prepares summaries and tracks the progress of all bill.

The congressional research service works specifically for Congress.

Question 8

congressional review

Answer 8

a process whereby Congress can nullify agency regulations within a 60-day window by passing a joint resolution of legislative disapproval. The president’s approval of the resolution or a two-thirds majority vote in both houses to overrule a presidential veto is also required.
Congressional review is used for Congress to check other branches.

Question 9

delegate

Answer 9

the role played by a representative who votes the way his or her constituents would want regardless of personal opinions may refer to an elected representative to Congress or a representative to the party convention

Delegates vote the way their constituents vote no matter what their personal beliefs are.

Question 10

discharge petition

Answer 10

a petition that gives a majority of the House of Representatives that authority to bring an issue to the floor in the face of committee inaction.

The discharge petition helps the house of representatives.

Question 11

divided government

Answer 11

The political condition in which different political parties control the presidency and at least one house of Congress

We have a divided government because of the two major political parties.

Question 12

Edmund Burke

Answer 12

conservative British political philosopher of the eighteenth century who articulated the view that elected representatives should act as trustees and use their own best judgment when voting

Edmund Burke served as a member in the house of commons.

Question 13

filibuster

Answer 13

a formal was of halting Senate action on a bill by means of long speeches of unlimited debate

The filibuster has the power to delay a proposal.

Question 14

gerrymandering

Answer 14

the drawing of congressional districts to produce a particular electoral outcome without regard to the shape of the district

Gerrymandering was made to establish a political advantage.

Question 15

government accountability office

Answer 15

est. in 1921 the GAO is an independent regulatory agency for the purpose of auditing the financial expenditures of the executive branch and federal agencies until 2004 the GAO was known as the general accounting office

The government accountability office provides an investigative service.

Question 16

Hillary Clinton

Answer 16

First female majority party candidate for president of the United States a Democrat who ran against president Donald Trump.

There is a lot of controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton

Question 17

hold

Answer 17

a procedure by which a senator asks to be informed before a particular bill or nomination is brought to the floor. This request signals leadership that a member may have objections to the bill and should be consulted before further action is taken

Hold allows the Senate to have objections.

Question 18

house committee on rules

Answer 18

The influential Rules Committee determines the scheduling and conditions such as length of debate and type of allowable amendments for all bills in the house of representatives

House committee on rules determines what rules are being used to make a bill.

Question 19

impeachment

Answer 19

the power delegated to the house of representatives in the constitution to charge the president vice president or other civil officers including federal judges with treason bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors this is the first step in the constitutional process of removing government officials from office

A president has never been impeached although some have come close.

Question 20

incumbency

Answer 20

already holding an office

Incumbency is seen as an advantage since they are already in office.

Question 21

joint committee

Answer 21

a standing committee that includes members from both houses of Congress set up to conduct investigations or special studies

Joint committee includes both houses on Congress.

Question 22

logrolling

Answer 22

vote trading voting to support the colleague’s bill in return for a promise of future support

Logrolling is used to gain an advantage over your colleagues.

Question 23

majority leader

Answer 23

the head of the party controlling the most seats in the house of representatives or the Senate is second in authority to the speaker of the house and in the Senate is regarded as its most powerful member

A majority leader controls the most seats in the house of representatives.

Question 24

majority party

Answer 24

the political party in each house of Congress with the second most members

The majority party has the second most members.

Question 25

markup

Answer 25

a session in which committee members offer changes to a bill before it goes to the floor.

Markup allows there to be a change in the bill.

Question 26

minority leader

Answer 26

the head of the party with the second highest number of elected representatives or the Senate

The minority leader has the second highest number of people in the Senate.

Question 27

minority party

Answer 27

the political party in each house of Congress with the most members

The minority party has many donations and has a different number of members than the mainstream party.

Question 28

party caucus

Answer 28

a formal gathering of all party members

The party caucus is where members of the republican and democratic party meet.

Question 29

pocket veto

Answer 29

if Congress adjourns during the ten days the president has to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress the bill is considered vetoed without the presidents signature

The pocket veto is used by the president.

Question 30

politico

Answer 30

an elected representative who acts as a trustee or as a delegate depending on the issue

Politico has influence on current issues.

Question 31

pork

Answer 31

legislation that allows representatives to bring money and jobs to their districts in the form of public works programs military bases or other programs.

Pork brings money to representatives districts.

Question 32

president pro tempore

Answer 32

the office chair of the Senate usually the most senior member of the majority party.

the president pro tempore is usually the most important person of the party.

Question 33

programmatic requests

Answer 33

Federal funds designed for special projects within a state or congressional district. Also referred to as earmarks.

Programmatic requests is federal funding.

Question 34

reconciliation

Answer 34

a procedure that allows consideration of controversial issues affecting the budget by limiting debate to twenty hours thereby ending the threat of a filibuster

Reconciliation allows to limit the budget of controversial issues.

Question 35

redistricting

Answer 35

the process of redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases or decreases in seats allotted to the states as well as population shifts within a state

Redistricting allows to reflect of issues.

Question 36

Richard M Nixion

Answer 36

37th president advocated detente during the cold war and resigned rather than face impeachment and likely removal from office due to the Watergate scandal

Richard Nixion was one of the first presidents to almost get impeached.

Question 37

select committee

Answer 37

Temporary committee appointed for a specific purpose

The select committee is appointed for specific issues.

Question 38

senatorial courtesy

Answer 38

a process by which presidents generally allow senators from the state in which a judicial vacancy occurs to block a nomination by simply registering their objection.

Senatorial courtesy allows senators to block a nomination.

Question 39

seniority

Answer 39

time of continuous service on a committee

The amount of time you have a party of something gives you Seniority.

Question 40

speaker of the house

Answer 40

the only officer of the house of representatives specifically mentioned in the constitution the chambers most powerful position traditionally a member of the majority party

The speaker of the house is usually a member of the majority party.

Question 41

standing committee

Answer 41

Committee to which proposed bills are referred continues from one Congress to the next.

Standing committee proposes bills.

Question 42

trustee

Answer 42

the role played by an elected representative who listens to constituents opinions and then uses his or her best judgment to make the final decision

A trustee listens to the opinions of the people and makes the final decision.

Question 43

unified government

Answer 43

the political condition in which the same political party controls the presidency and Congress.

The unified government allows the president to pass bills faster since they are all apart of the same political party.

Question 44

veto

Answer 44

The formal constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress thus preventing them from becoming law without further congressional action.

The president has the power to veto any bill.

Question 45

war powers resolution

Answer 45

Passed by Congress in 1973 the president is limited in the deployment of troops overseas for a sixty-day period in peacetime unless Congress explicitly gives its approval for a longer period

War powers resolution limits the number of troops that could be deployed.

Question 46

whip

Answer 46

Party leader who keeps close contact with all members of his or her party takes vote counts on key legislation prepares summaries of bills and acts as a communications link within a party

Whip is the party leader who keeps close contact who with members of his party.

Question 47

congressional budget act of 1974

Answer 47

the act that established the congressional budgetary process by laying out a plan for congressional action on the annual budget resolution appropriations reconciliation and any other revenue bills.

Congressional budget act of 1794 establishes the congressional budgetary process.

Question 48

conference committee

Answer 48

A special joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the house and Senate

COnference committee is a joint committee used to pass bills by the house and the senate.