Chapter 11: Congress

Question 1

Enumerated powers source

Answer 1

article 1 section 8

Question 2

congress powers defined in text

Answer 2

enumerated

Question 3

implied powers source

Answer 3

last line of article 1 section 8

Question 4

congress powers not defined in text, based off elastic clause

Answer 4

implied

Question 5

reason congress is bicameral and meaning

Answer 5

connecticut compromise, 2 chambers

Question 6

presidential check on congress

Answer 6

veto

Question 7

judicial check on congress

Answer 7

judicial review

Question 8

rep who does what constituents want

Answer 8

delegate

Question 9

rep who acts on their own judgment

Answer 9

trustee

Question 10

representatives reflect demographic makeup

Answer 10

descriptive representation

Question 11

racial, ethnic, regional, or economic subgroup in congress

Answer 11

caucus

Question 11

all who live in a legislator’s district

Answer 11

constituency

Question 12

the degree that reps represent their people’s preferences to

Answer 12

substantive representation

Question 13

redistribution of state rep count by population post census

Answer 13

reapportionment

Question 14

redrawing districts to maintain equal populations

Answer 14

redistricting

Question 15

redistricting in odd ways to gain advantage

Answer 15

gerrymandering

Question 16

district drawn so a minority is the majority within

Answer 16

majority-minority

Question 17

splitting a district into 2 or merging 2 into 1

Answer 17

cracking/packing

Question 18

people who pose a threat to “permanent campaign” incumbents as successful challengers

Answer 18

quality challengers

Question 19

seat up for grabs with no incumbent

Answer 19

open seat election

Question 20

making an opponent give up by raising way more money to intimidate

Answer 20

scare-off effect

Question 21

what congress does for constituents

Answer 21

casework

Question 22

gives the constituency jobs and money in federal projects, for which members of congress claim credit

Answer 22

pork (pork barrel)

Question 23

permanent congressional committees addressing specific areas of legislation and bills

Answer 23

standing committees

Question 24

hearings and bill markup, rules committee, then floor debate

Answer 24

bill passing procedure

Question 25

vote on motions or rules

Answer 25

procedural vote

Question 26

vote on bills or amendments to them

Answer 26

substantive vote

Question 27

system of voting in congress

Answer 27

roll call

Question 28

infinite yap to prevent a vote

Answer 28

filibuster

Question 29

3/5 vote to break a filibuster

Answer 29

cloture

Question 30

when an individual senator delays bill consideration

Answer 30

hold

Question 31

10 days inactivity on a bill or congress adjourning results in...

Answer 31

pocket veto

Question 32

head legislator in committee, based off seniority (length of service)

Answer 32

committee chair