APGOV.Ch.6.Arkane.Riahi Flashcards
Reconciliation
The reconciliation between monarch and people was assured.
Pork
Trump’s government shut down is an example of pork barrel
Programmatic Requests
We need to create a programmatic requests for the flint water crisis
Divided Government
When Obama was in office, congress was republican and he was democratic, creating a divided government
War Powers Resolution
The War Power Resolution help keep the president in check.
Congressional review
The congressional review helps keep the three branches of government in check.
Senatorial courtesy
Senatorial courtesy is a long-standing unwritten, unofficial, and nonbinding political custom in the United States describing the tendency of U.S. senators to support a Senate colleague in opposing the appointment to federal office of a presidential nominee from that Senator’s state
Unified government
With a unified government, it will become easier to pass bills.
Logrolling
they have gained leverage on Capitol Hill by a talent for political logrolling.
Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service is a public policy research arm of the United States Congress.
Government Accountability Office
The Government Accountability Office is a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for the United States Congress.
Congressional Budget Office
The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides budget and economic information to Congress.
Apportionment
an exercise in apportionment of blame.
Bill
A bill must go through congress before passed.
Impeachment
Richard Nixon is one of the presidents that have been impeached.
Bicameral legislature
The British parliament is a bicameral legislature, made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Edmund Burke
Edumund Burke was part of the Whig party.
Trustee
He did not regard himself merely as the trustee of the national resources.
Delegate
In 1778 he was chosen a delegate to Congress, but declined to serve.
Politico
Someone who’s involved in politics can be called a politico
Incumbency
That’s what the PlayStation brings to the table in terms of incumbency.
Redistricting
Redistricting is the period redrawing of legislative district boundaries.
Gerrymandering
a total freedom to gerrymander the results they want
Majority party
Depending on which party is in power, one serves as majority leader and the other as minority leader
Minority Party
Depending on which party is in power, one serves as majority leader and the other as minority leader
Party Caucus
Party Caucus refers to a meeting that party members attend to decide policies and choose candidates to run for office.
Speaker of the house
Nancy Pelosi is the Speaker of the house today.
Majority leader
the head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
Minority leader
the head of the minority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
Whip
Whips often have close contact with all members.
Presidential pro tempore
The current President pro tempore of the Senate is Iowa Republican Charles Grassley.
Standing committee
Standing committees are the only committees that can actually recommend a bill.
Joint committee
A joint committee is a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature.
Conference committee
A conference committee is a temporary, ad hoc panel composed of House and Senate conferees formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers.
Select committee
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton lost against Donald trump in the 2016 election.
House Committee on Rules
Rather than being responsible for a specific area of policy, as most other committees are, it is in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor.
Discharge petition
a discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee by “discharging” the committee from further consideration of a bill or resolution.
Seniority
Seniors in high school get seniority over freshman
Markup
Markup is the ratio between the cost of a good or service and its selling price.
Committee of the Whole
The Committee of the Whole House is a committee of the House on which all Representatives serve and which meets in the House Chamber for the consideration of measures from the Union calendar.
Hold
a hold is a parliamentary procedure permitted by the Standing Rules of the United States Senate which allows one or more Senators to prevent a motion from reaching a vote on the Senate floor.
Filibuster
It was defeated by a Senate filibuster in June.
Cloture
The cloture procedure originated in the French National Assembly, from which the name is taken.
Veto
The legislature would have a veto over appointments to key posts.
Pocket veto
A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver that allows a president or other official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill by taking no action.
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Nixon was one of the presidents that have been impeached.
Congressional Budget Act of 1974
It created standing budget committees in both the House and the Senate, established the Congressional Budget Office.
