Chap 10/11/12

Question 1

Term

Answer 1

two-year period of time during which Congress meets

Question 2

Session

Answer 2

period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business

Question 3

Adjourn

Answer 3

to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place

Question 4

Apportion

Answer 4

distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

Question 5

Gerrymander

Answer 5

dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage

Question 6

Trustee

Answer 6

A legislator who acts according to her or his conscience and the broad interests of the entire society.

Question 7

Partisan

Answer 7

devoted to a cause or party

Question 8

Politico

Answer 8

lawmaker who attempts to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles

Question 9

Consensus

Answer 9

agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

Question 10

Commerce Power

Answer 10

Exclusive power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade

Question 11

Naturalization

Answer 11

a legal process to obtain citizenship

Question 12

Eminent Domain

Answer 12

the right of the state to take private property for public use

Question 13

Doctrine

Answer 13

a set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent

Question 14

Impeach

Answer 14

bring an accusation against

Question 15

Perjury

Answer 15

making untrue statement deliberately while under oath

Question 16

Subpoena

Answer 16

a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding

Question 17

Speaker Of The House

Answer 17

presiding officer of US House of Reps, elected by majority party

Question 18

President Pro Tempore

Answer 18

Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the vice president

Question 19

Bill

Answer 19

a statute in draft before it becomes law

Question 20

Resolution

Answer 20

finding a solution to a problem, finding a solution to a problem

Question 21

Subcommittee

Answer 21

a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose

Question 22

Quorum

Answer 22

a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business

Question 23

Filibuster

Answer 23

intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

Question 24

Cloture

Answer 24

a procedure used in the senate to limit debate on a bill

Question 25

Pocket Veto

Answer 25

when a president kills a bill passed during the last 10 days Congress is in session by simply refusing to act on it