Ch.6 Caiou Dowds

Question 1

Apportionment

Answer 1

the determination of the proportional number of members each US state sends to the House of Representatives, based on population figures.
“an exercise in apportionment of blame.”

Question 2

bicameral Legislature

Answer 2

A bicameral legislature divides the legislators into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single group, and from some legislatures that have three or more separate assemblies, chambers, or houses.
“The U.S. adopted a bicameral legislature for their government.”

Question 3

Bill

Answer 3

a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.
“Congress passed a bill headed by Donald Trump.”

Question 4

Cloture

Answer 4

a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.

“There was a cloture motion during the debate.”

Question 5

committee of the whole

Answer 5

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. However, it is governed by different rules of procedure than the House meeting as itself.
“The committee of the whole met in order to discuss the president.”

Question 6

Conference Committee

Answer 6

a committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill. A conference committee is usually composed of senior Members of the standing committees of each House that originally considered the legislation.
“ The House had to reappoint 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
“The congressional Budget Act of 1974 happened in 1974.”

Question 8

Congressional Budget office

Answer 8

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.
“The budget and economic downfall of the U.S. was caused by the lack of information from the Congressional budget office.”

Question 9

Congressional Research Service

Answer 9

The Congressional Research Service, known as Congress’s think tank, is a public policy research arm of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS works primarily and directly for Members of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis
“The congressional research service was broken up due to their partisan basis.”

Question 10

Congressional Review act

Answer 10

The Congressional Review Act is a law that was enacted by the United States Congress under House Speaker Newt Gingrich as Subtitle E of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996 and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on March 29, 1996
“ The congressional review act was signed by Bill Clinton.”

Question 11

delegate

Answer 11

a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
“ Trump sent a delegate to Iran.”

Question 12

Discharge petition

Answer 12

a petition signed by the members of the House of Representatives to bring a bill from committee to the floor for consideration. A discharge petition requires the signature of an absolute majority of the members which is signature of 218 members.
“ The discharge petition couldn’t be completed because not all people wanted to sign.”

Question 13

Divided government

Answer 13

A government in which one party controls the white house and another party controls one or both houses of congress. Unified government. A government in which the same party controls both the white house and both houses of Congress.
“ trump caused a divided government.”

Question 14

Edmund Burke

Answer 14

an Irish statesman born in Dublin, as well as an author, orator, political theorist and philosopher, who after moving to London in 1750 served as a member of parliament between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons with the Whig Party.
“The whig party had an irish representative who was Edmund Burke.”

Question 15

Filibuster

Answer 15

an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.
“ trump was defeated by a Senate filibuster in June.”

Question 16

Gerrymandering

Answer 16

manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
“ Politicians use gerrymandering to sway the vote.”

Question 17

Government Accountability Office

Answer 17

a legislative branch government agency that provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for the United States Congress. It is the supreme audit institution of the federal government of the United States.
“ The supreme court works with the government accountability office.”

Question 18

Hillary Clinton

Answer 18

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. She served as the 67th United States Secretary of State. A former U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, before that she was the First Lady of the United States.
“Hillary Clinton is married to Bill Clinton.”

Question 19

Hold

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

House committee on rules

Answer 20

a committee of the United States House of Representatives. 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.

Question 21

Impeachment

Answer 21

the process by which a legislative body levels charges against a government official. It does not mean removal from office; it is only a statement of charges, akin to an indictment in criminal law.
“ Trump is scared of impeachment.”

Question 22

Incumbency

Answer 22

the holding of an office or the period during which one is held.

Question 23

Joint committee

Answer 23

a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization.
“ A joint committee benefits government.”

Question 24

logrolling

Answer 24

the practice of exchanging favors, especially in politics by reciprocal voting for each other’s proposed legislation.
‘’ Political logrolling is used to balance out the voting.”

Question 25

Majority leader

Answer 25

the head of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
“ The majority leader shouldn’t be confused with the minority leader.”

Question 26

majority party

Answer 26

a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power.
“ The Majority party shouldn’t be confused with the minority party.”

Question 27

Markup

Answer 27

the ratio between the cost of a good or service and its selling price. It is expressed as a percentage over the cost. A markup is added into the total cost incurred by the producer of a good or service in order to cover the costs of doing business and create a profit.
“ A markup is when prices rise.”

Question 28

Minority leader

Answer 28

the head of the minority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
“Minority leader shouldn’t be confused with majority leader.”

Question 29

Minority Party

Answer 29

a political party with a smaller role than the mainstream parties in a country’s politics and elections. There will be differences between minority and mainstream parties in terms of membership total, donations and the number of candidates they are able to produce in elections.
“Minority party shouldn’t be confused with majority party.”

Question 30

Party Caucus

Answer 30

a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement. The term originated in the United States, but has spread to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Nepal. As the use of the term has been expanded, the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.
“ A party caucus is with a movement.”

Question 31

Pocket veto

Answer 31

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.
“ a pocket veto differs from a veto.”

Question 32

Politico

Answer 32

an American political journalism company based in Arlington County, Virginia, that covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally. It distributes content through its website, television, printed newspapers, radio, and podcasts.
“ the politico wrote and article on trump.”

Question 33

pork

Answer 33

the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district. The usage originated in American English. In election campaigns, the term is used in derogatory fashion to attack opponents.
“Pork helped government spending.”

Question 34

President pro tempore

Answer 34

a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
“ The president tempore is the second in comand.”

Question 35

programmatic requests

Answer 35

guidance solicited by the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees from Members of Congress. Programmatic requests function in lieu of earmark requests ever since the outright ban on earmarks in 2011.
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Question 36

Reconciliation

Answer 36

a legislative process of the United States Congress that allows expedited passage of certain budgetary legislation on spending, revenues, and the federal debt limit with a simple majority vote in both the House (218 votes) and Senate (51 votes).
“ Reconciliation allows for a department to have more funding.”

Question 37

Redistricting

Answer 37

the process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn. All United States Representatives and state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. District lines are redrawn every 10 years following completion of the United States census
“ Redistricting helps with voting.”

Question 38

Richard M. Nixon

Answer 38

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, the only president to resign the office. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as both a U.S. Representative and Senator from California
“ Richard M. Nixon was the 37th president.”

Question 39

Select committee

Answer 39

a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.
“ the select committee was appointed to impeach trump.”

Question 40

Senatorial Courtesy

Answer 40

a custom whereby presidential appointments are confirmed only if there is no objection to them by the senators from the appointee’s state, especially from the senior senator of the president’s party from that state.
“ Senatorial Courtesy can be repealed if there is an objection.”

Question 41

seniority

Answer 41

a privileged position earned by reason of longer service or higher rank.
“ I get to go first because i have seniority over you.”

Question 42

Speaker of the house

Answer 42

The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker, a member of the House, is elected by a majority party caucus.
“ The speaker of the house is the face for the government.”

Question 43

Standing committee

Answer 43

permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules.
“ A standing committee isn’t a sitting committee.”

Question 44

Trustee

Answer 44

a legal term which, in its broadest sense, is a synonym for anyone in a position of trust and so can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another
“ Trump is a trustee to the executive branch.”

Question 45

unified government

Answer 45

Government in which one party controls the white house and another party controls one or both houses of Congress. Term. Unified Government. Definition. A government in which the same party controls both the white house and both parties of Congress
“ The unified government keeps the government together.”

Question 46

veto

Answer 46

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
“ Trump has the power to veto.”

Question 47

war powers resolution

Answer 47

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. The Resolution was adopted in the form of a United States Congress joint resolution.
“ The war powers resolution resolved the War powers act.”

Question 48

whip

Answer 48

A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. This usually means ensuring members of the party vote according to the party platform or other accepted policy views shared by the party.
“ The whip is used to intimidate other parties.”