Ch. 13 VOCAB

Question 1

Standing committee

Answer 1

Permanent committee that discusses specific policy area

Question 2

Rules Committee

Answer 2

Committee that determines calendar and rules for debate

Question 3

Speaker of the House

Answer 3

Chief spokesperson for majority party of the house, runs proceedings of house, appoints committee members, refers bills to committee, chosen by house members

Question 4

Closed rule

Answer 4

No amendments may be added to a bill on the floor

Question 5

Germane Bill

Answer 5

Amendments added to bill on the floor MUST be related to the topic of bill

Question 6

Open Rule

Answer 6

Amendments may be added to bill in floor

Question 7

Conference committee

Answer 7

Joint committee(members of both house and senate) that reconcile bills after they’ve been passed by house or senate

Question 8

Pocket Veto

Answer 8

If president doesn’t sign or veto bill, and congress goes out of session for ten days, the bill is vetoed

Question 9

Committee of the Whole

Answer 9

House standing committee to which ALL members belong, most discussions happen here because of its more relaxed rules and lower quorum

Question 10

Quorum

Answer 10

Number of legislatures that must be president to conduct business, 51-senate, 218 - the House

Question 11

Discharge position

Answer 11

Petition that if signed by simple majority of House members brings a bill that’s been in standing committee for more than 30 days or in Rules committee for more than 7 days to the floor

Question 12

Unanimous Consent

Answer 12

When senate votes unanimously to forego a rule in one instance

Question 13

Filibuster

Answer 13

A delay of a vote in senate while debate continues

Question 14

Cloture

Answer 14

3/5ths vote in senate to end debate

Question 15

Hold

Answer 15

Request of a senator to majority leader to not bring bill to floor; they’re putting it on hold✋

Question 16

Senate majority leader

Answer 16

Chief spokesman for majority party in senate, has priority to speak on floor, most powerful person in senate

Question 17

President of the Senate

Answer 17

Vice president of the United States, presiding officer of senate, but rarely attends, can only vote in case of tie

Question 18

President pro tempore

Answer 18

Elected by senate, usually senior member of majority party, acts as president of senate in a sense of vice president

Question 19

Logrolling

Answer 19

Practice of congressman exchanging votes in order to pass 2 different bills, one congressman voted in favor of bill the other one wants to pass and vice versa

Question 20

Divided Government

Answer 20

When at least one house of congress and presidency are controlled by different parties

Question 21

Unified government

Answer 21

When both houses of congress and presidency are controlled by the same party

Question 22

Party polarization

Answer 22

When two main parties become more ideological apart

Question 23

Gridlock

Answer 23

When lawmaking is slow and inefficent

Question 24

Trustee model

Answer 24

Congressman men vote on legislation based on own morals

Question 25

Delegated model

Answer 25

Congressman vote based on wishes of their constituents

Question 26

Politico Model

Answer 26

Congressman vote based on a specific situation, sometimes its wishes if their party and other times it’s the belief of their constituents

Question 27

Commerce clause

Answer 27

Enumerated power granted to congress in Art. 1 sec. 8 , allows congress to regulate interstate commerce l, foreign commerce, and commerce with Indian tribes

Question 28

Reappointment

Answer 28

Federal government recalculates how many house members each state has after census

Question 29

Redistricting

Answer 29

State redraw their congressional lines after reappointment

Question 30

Partisan gerrymandering

Answer 30

Redistricting to gain an advantage of a political party

Question 31

Racial gerrymandering

Answer 31

Redistricting to Gian an advantage for certain race (minimize the power of the blacks)

Question 32

Congressional oversight

Answer 32

Congress reviews and monitors executive branch’s enforcement of laws to ensure that the law has intended effect and that there is no corruption. Happens through hearing and investigations

Question 33

Term limits

Answer 33

Government officials can only win office a designated number of times; 22nd amendment puts a two term limit on the president; there are no limits for congress