Chapter 12- President?

Question 1

Casework

Answer 1

Government work which involves helping people who have worked for the government.

Question 2

Symbolic representation

Answer 2

Performative patriotism which has been performed by congressman, senators, and the president.

Question 3

Service representation

Answer 3

The process of making government services available to the people and allowing individuals to believe that the government is there for them.

Question 4

Ombudsman

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The role that a congressman performs when they intercede with an administrative agency on behalf of a citizen

Question 5

Policy representation

Answer 5

A requirement that a legislator make policy decisions that are best for their constituents

Question 6

Trustee style of representation

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The style that a legislator has when they make policy decisions based on what they think is best

Question 7

Delegate style of representation

Answer 7

A style that involves acting on what the think the constituents of their district want

Question 8

Committee of the Whole

Answer 8

A device used by the House to expedite consideration of a bill. In essence, the full house can then act as if it is a committee.

Question 9

Quorum

Answer 9

An advantage of the Committee of the Whole. The house’s ability to follow several rules that are more lenient than full-chamber rules, such as a smaller number of legislators who must be present for business in order to proceed.

Question 10

Electronic voting

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The way that votes on more controversial amendments have been cast since 1973. Each member of Congress has a personalized card that allows access to one of the voting machines in the chamber

Question 11

Conference committee

Answer 11

Exists only temporarily when the two chambers need to reconcile differences between two versions of the same bill.

Question 12

Select/special committees

Answer 12

Temporary panels that allow members to investigate a problem and make recommendations for legislation. Do not have the power to propose or pass legislation.

Question 13

Joint committees

Answer 13

Have no legislative authority. Members from each chamber sit on joint committees that deal with special topics of interest to Congress as a whole.

Question 14

Subcommittees

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Units that exist within a full standing committee to consider one narrow issue within the overall policy area considered by the full committee.

Question 15

Single-member districts

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Where all members of Congress are elected from. Only one person represents a particular geographic area.

Question 16

Descriptive representation

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The question of if the membership of Congress look like the American people in race, sex, religion, age, and education. (Note taker’ s note: answer is a resounding no)

Question 17

Franking privilege

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The power of any member of Congress to sign (or to have the printer reproduce his signature on) any piece of mail and have it delivered without cost to the member. Cannot mail campaign materials on the frank.

Question 18

Perks

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The various bonuses and benefits that Congressmen receive for merely being a member of Congress.

Question 19

Party caucus

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An organization composed of the members of one party in each chamber, although the organization is not formally part of the legislature.

Question 20

Majority leader

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The second highest ranking member of the majority party.

Question 21

Majority whip

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Responsible for closely watching party members to determine how they plan to vote and whether they will be in attendance for the vote. The eyes and ears of the party leadership.

Question 22

Markup session

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A session in which the members of a subcommittee revise a bill- sometimes drastically and sometimes only slightly.

Question 23

Rules committee

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The committee that establishes when a bill will be placed on the legislative calendar, how much debate will be allowed, and whether amendments will be permitted.

Question 24

Unanimous consent agreement

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A means of establishing some format for considering a bill, but these types of agreements are quite fragile.

Question 25

Seniority

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The number of years served continuously on a committee.

Question 26

Safe seat

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A representative’s district that is so one-sided that it always elects a member of the same party to the House.

Question 27

Multiple referral system

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Undermined the power of committee chairs. Multiple referral allowed more than one committee to influence a piece of legislation. This move decentralized power in Congress by allowing more members access to legislation. Abolished in 1995.

Question 28

Sequential referral system

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Succeeded multiple referral system. A system under which the Speaker of the house can refer a bill to another committee after one committee has finished with it.

Question 29

Oversight

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Performed by Congress when it examines the actions of the various departments and agencies to see whether they are executing the laws in a manner consistent with the intent of the legislature.

Question 30

Particularism

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When a member of congress considers legislation only in terms of how it affects their home district. Particularism means that rather than consider whether the nation needs something, such as a permanent space station, members vote only if they can get some of the contracts in their district.

Question 31

Pork barrel

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A pejorative term suggesting that an expenditure is particularistic and wasteful.

Question 32

Earmarks

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Pork barrel spending requested by specific legislators.

Question 33

Standing committees

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Possess the authority to consider legislation within a fixed policy domain.

Question 34

Rider

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A rider is an amendment to a bill that is not directly related to the policy issue in the original bill.