Brooke- Ch.6 Flashcards
apportionment
the assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census.
Sentence: State legislatures reapportion state legislative districts.
bicameral legislature
Bicameral legislature is consisting of two chambers
Sentence: The U.S has a bicameral legislature.
bill
a formal proposal for a new law, or a change in the law, that is put forward by the Government
Sentence: There are 10 bill of rights
cloture
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body.
Sentence: A cloture is a rule used in government.
committee of the whole
committee of the whole allows quorum of 100 rather than 218.
Sentence: We are a committee of a whole if allowed 100 rather than 218.
conference committee
works out a compromise between differing House-Senate versions of a bill
Sentence: A conference committee is not the same as a committee of the whole.
congressional budget act of 1974
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: Congress is regulated through the congressional budget act.
congressional budget office (CBO)
Congressional Budget Office is the congress’ check on the budget
Sentence: The CBO was able to check congress on budget.
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
a branch of the Library of Congress that provides objective, nonpartisan research, analysis, and information to assist Congress in its legislative, oversight, and representative functions.
Sentence: CRS is where we get our information from.
Congressional Review
a process whereby congress can nullify agency regulations by a joint resolution of legislative disapproval
Sentence: Congressional review is effective for congress.
delegate
a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
Sentence: She is a delegate for republicans.
discharge petition
a motion to force a bill to the House floor that has been bottled up in committee
sentence: Discharge petition forces bills into the house.
divided government
A government in which one party controls the white house and another party controls one or both houses of congress
sentence: the U.S. has had a divided government before.
edmund burke
A conservative leader who was deeply troubled by the aroused spirit of reform.
Sentence:
In 1790, Edmund Burke published Reforms on The Revolution in France
filibuster
A filibuster is a political procedure where one or more members of parliament or congress debate over a proposed piece of legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision being made on the proposal.
Sentence: Fllibusters are used for preventing decisions.
gerrymandering
The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent.
Sentence: Gerrymandering is used to help specific parties.
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.
Sentence: Government accountability could be used for investigations.
hillary clinton
an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer.
Sentence. Hilary Clinton lost to Donald Trump.
logrolling
The practice of exchanging favors, especially in politics by reciprocal voting for each other’s proposed legislation.
Sentence: Logrolling is Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.
house of committee on rules
The Committee on Rules, or more commonly, the Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives.
Sentence:House of committees on rules are in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor.
impeachment
a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
Sentence: How many presidents have faced impeachment?
party caucus
A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and to develop party policy.
S:Party caucus is called a conference by Republicans.
joint committee
A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
S: Joint committees oversee the Library of Congress and conduct investigations.
majority party
The largest party or group that votes together in a legislative or deliberative assembly.
S: Are you a majority party?
markup
The process by which a U.S. congressional committee or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.
S: Markups are just rewrites.
minority party
a political party with a smaller role than the mainstream parties in a country’s politics and elections.
S: I am a minority party.
politico
a politician or person with strong political views.
S: A politico is basically a politician.
pork
Pork barrel is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district.
Sentence: Why is pork barrel a metaphor?
president pro tempore
high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
S: The president pro tempore is basically like a 3rd president down the line.
programmatic requests
is guidance solicited by the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees from Members of Congress.
S: A programmatic request, sometimes referred to as a Member request.
reconciliation
a legislative process of the United States Congress that allows expedited passage of certain budgetary legislation on spending, revenues, and the federal debt limit.
S: Reconciliation has a majority vote in both the House (218 votes) and Senate (51 votes).
redistricting
The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census, to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population.
S: Redistricting is just a redrawing.
Richard M.Nixon
He was the 37th president of the United States from 1969 until 1974.
S: My dad thought Nixon was stupid.
select committee
A congressional committee created for a specific purpose, sometimes to conduct an investigation.
S: Is an investigation a select committee?
senatorial courtesy
a long-standing unwritten, unofficial, and nonbinding political custom or constitutional convention in the United States.
S: Senatorial courtesy 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.
seniority
A legislative practice that assigns the chair of a committee or subcommittee to the member of the majority party with the longest continuous service on the committee.
S:Seniority favors those who were there longer.
speaker of the house
The Speaker is responsible for ensuring that the House passes legislation supported by the majority party. In pursuing this goal.
S: The Speaker may use their power to determine when each bill reaches the floor.
standing committee
A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area.
S: Standing committees are permanent committees.
trustee
An official who is expected to vote independently based on his or her judgment of the circumstances.
S: Trustee is one interpretation of the role of the legislator.
unified government
A government in which the same party controls both the white house and both parties of Congress.
S: The U.S has a unified government.
veto
a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
Sentence: Bills can be vetoed.
war powers resolution
The War Powers Resolution is a federal law intended to check the president’s power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress.
S: War powers resolution lets the president declare war if congress does not approve.
whip
A senator or representative who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking.
S: Whips are senators or representatives.
hold
Indication of disapproval for a bill, strong hesitation will likely lead to a filibuster, a hold allows Senators to be informed of any change in status or action on a bill or confirmation, holds can usually be very powerful/influencial, if there are 60 votes.
S:Senators have power to place hold.
incumbency
the holding of an office or the period during which one is held.
S:Incumbency is the current holder of an office.
pocket veto
an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.
S: A pocket veto allows a president or other official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill by taking no action.
minority leader
the head of the minority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
S: She is their minority leader for democrats.
majority leader
the head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
S: He is their majority leader for the whigs.
