APGOV Ch6. vocab.Kamya.Auberry

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.

sentence: The house is apportionment ed.

Question 2

bicameral legislature

Answer 2

A two-house legislature

sentence: The U.S. and the UK have bicameral legislatures.

Question 3

bill

Answer 3

A proposed law.

sentence: The bill of rights must be followed by the President and the people.

Question 4

cloture

Answer 4

Mechanism requiring the vote of sixty senators to cut off debate.
sentence: Cloture is used to stop ongoing debates.

Question 5

committee of the whole

Answer 5

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

sentence: The committee of the whole is needed when the house modifies the rules.

Question 6

conference committee

Answer 6

Special joint committee created to reconcile difference in bills passed by the house and senate.

sentence: passing bills that differ from house and senate require the conference committee.

Question 7

congressional budget act of 1974

Answer 7

The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is a United States federal law that governs the role of the Congress in the United States budget process

sentence: the congressional budget act of 1974 is a act upon congress.

Question 8

congressional budget office (CBO)

Answer 8

Congressional Budget Office is the congress’ check on the budget

sentence: to check on the budget congress must go through the congressional budget office.

Question 9

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Answer 9

Created in 1914, the non partisan CRS provides information, studies, and research in support of the work of congress, and prepares summaries and tracks the progress of all bill.

sentence: CRS is a use source of information needed.

Question 10

Congressional Review

Answer 10

a process whereby congress can nullify agency regulations by a joint resolution of legislative disapproval
sentence: Congressional review is when congress can review and decided the laws.

Question 11

delegate

Answer 11

Role played by an elected representative who votes the way his or her constituents would want, regardless of personal opinion; may refer to an elected representative to the party convention

sentence: He is a delegate for the democrats.

Question 12

discharge petition

Answer 12

Petition that gives a majority of the house of representatives the authority to bring an issue to the floor in the face of committee inaction

sentence: a discharge petition allows the house to vote on the spot for a bill.

Question 13

divided government

Answer 13

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

sentence: The midterm elections could have caused a divided government.

Question 14

Edmund Burke

Answer 14

Conservative British political philosopher of the eighteenth century who articulated the view that elected representatives should act as “trustees” and use their own best judgement when voting.

sentence: edmund burke was apart of the whig party.

Question 15

filibuster

Answer 15

a formal way of hating Senate action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate.

sentence: he created a filibuster to prevent the proposal from happening.

Question 16

gerrymandering

Answer 16

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

sentence: the party with who needs the most help use gerrymandering when needed

Question 17

government accountability office(GAO)

Answer 17

The Government Accountability Office is a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for the United States Congress.
sentence: when congress may be in trouble or someone in congress is trouble the government accountability office comes in.

Question 18

hillary clinton

Answer 18

first female major party candidate for president of the U.S. , a democrat who ran against president donald trump in 2016.

Sentence: Hillary Clinton competed in the 2016 election.

Question 19

hold

Answer 19

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.

sentence: the senate can put a hold on the floor when voting.

Question 20

house of committee on rules

Answer 20

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

sentence: to regulate a bill the house of committee on rules must be involved.

Question 21

impeachment

Answer 21

The power delegated to the House of Rep. 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

sentence: many wanted to have Trump impeached.

Question 22

incumbency

Answer 22

already holding an office

sentence: not many has been happening during his incumbency

Question 23

joint committee

Answer 23

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

sentence: senate is full of joint committees.

Question 24

logrolling

Answer 24

Vote trading; voting to support a colleague’s bill in return for a promise of future support

sentence: many representatives participate in logrolling

Question 25

majority leader

Answer 25

The head of the party controlling the most seats in the House of the Senate; is second in authority to the Speaker of the House and the most powerful member of the Senate

sentence: Kevin McCarthy is the house majority leader.

Question 26

majority party

Answer 26

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

sentence: the republicans are the majority party in the house.

Question 27

markup

Answer 27

A session in which committee members offer changes to a bill before it goes to the floor
sentence: the house wanted a markup.

Question 28

minority leader

Answer 28

The head of the party with the second highest number of elected reps. in the House or Senate
sentence:Nancy pelosi is the minority leader of the house

Question 29

minority party

Answer 29

The political party in each house of Congress with the second most members
sentence: the republican party is the minority party

Question 30

party caucus (or conference)

Answer 30

A formal gathering of all party members

sentence: policies are made at the part caucus.

Question 31

pocket veto

Answer 31

If Congress adjourns during the ten days the president has to consider a bill passed by Congress, the bill is considered vetoed without the president’s signature
sentence: if a bill has yet to be signed it becomes a pocket veto.

Question 32

politico

Answer 32

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

sentence: some politicians are refereed to as politicos.

Question 33

pork

Answer 33

Legislation that allows reps. to bring money and jobs back to their districts in the form of public works programs

sentence:

Question 34

president pro tempore

Answer 34

The official chair of the Senate; usually the most senior member of the majority party
sentence: the president pro tempore is the second highest

Question 35

programmatic requests

Answer 35

Federal funds designated for special projects within a state or congressional district
sentence: when the house needs guidance a programmatic requests is needed

Question 36

reconciliation

Answer 36

A procedure that allows consideration of controversial issues affecting the budget by limiting debate to twenty hours, thereby ending threat of a filibuster
sentence: when budgetary is involved there is a need for reconciliation.

Question 37

richard m. nixton

Answer 37

The thirty-seventh president, a republican, who served from 1969 through 1974. Nixon advocated detente during the cold war and resigned rather than face impeachment and likely removal from office due to the Watergate scandal.

sentence: richard m. nixon resigned from office.

Question 38

select (or special) committee

Answer 38

Temporary committee appointed for a specific purpose

sentence: the select committee can preform investigations if needed.

Question 39

senatorial courtesy

Answer 39

A process by which presidents generally allow senators from the state to block a nomination by registering objection
sentence: the senate has to follow the senatorial courtesy if one senator needs.

Question 40

seniority

Answer 40

Time of continuous service on a committee

sentence:the seniority goes to the majority party.

Question 41

speaker of the house

Answer 41

The only officer of the House of Reps. specifically mentioned in the Constitution; the chamber’s most powerful position; traditionally a member of the majority party

sentence: the speaker of the house is the most influential.

Question 42

standing committee

Answer 42

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

sentence: standing committees are the most important in the house.

Question 43

trustee

Answer 43

Role played by an elected representative who listens to constituents’ opinions and then uses his or her best judgement to make a final decision
sentence: trustees are needed to manage trust property.

Question 44

unified governement

Answer 44

The political condition in which the same political party controls the presidency and Congress
sentence: the U.S. has had a unified government before.

Question 45

veto

Answer 45

The formal, constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by Congress
sentence: the house wants to veto the presidents bill.

Question 46

war powers resolution

Answer 46

Passed by Congress in 1973; the president is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to a 60 day period unless Congress explicitly gives its approval for a longer period
sentence:if the war powers resolution did not exist troops can be in trouble.

Question 47

whip

Answer 47

Party leader who keeps close contact with all members of his or her party, takes vote counts on key legislations, prepares summaries of bills, and acts as a communications link within a party
sentence: Mitch McConnell is the senates whip.

Question 48

redistricting

Answer 48

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
sentence: redrawing for the legislatures allow redistricting.