chapter 5-7

Question 1

Rejection of a bill

Answer 1

veto

Question 2

The process of setting up new district lines

Answer 2

Redistrict

Question 3

A period of time during which the legislature conducts business

Answer 3

session

Question 4

When the president kills a bill by refusing to act on it

Answer 4

pocket veto

Question 5

A delaying tactic in which a senator continues to talk until a bill is modified or fails to pass

Answer 5

Filibuster

Question 6

To draw a district’s boundaries to gain an advantage in election

Answer 6

Gerrymandering

Question 7

The individuals who are represented by a member of Congress

Answer 7

Constituents

Question 8

Senate procedure which limits each Senator’s speaking time to one hour

Answer 8

Cloture

Question 9

A private meeting among party leaders to choose candidates for office

Answer 9

Caucus

Question 10

The process of reassigning representation

Answer 10

Reapportionment

Question 11

Contact made by a member of an interest group to persuade government officials to support their policies

Answer 11

Lobbying

Question 12

Freedom from punishment for witnesses whose testimony ties them to illegal acts

Answer 12

Immunity

Question 13

Two-chambered legislature

Answer 13

Bicameral Legislature

Question 14

A legal order which requires a person to appear or produce requested documents

Answer 14

Subpoena

Question 15

Lying under oath

Answer 15

Perjury

Question 16

Yearly financial plan for the national government

Answer 16

National Budget

Question 17

A proposed law

Answer 17

bill

Question 18

A required government expense that continues from one year to the next

Answer 18

Entitlements

Question 19

Interest group representative

Answer 19

Lobbyist

Question 20

Deliberate obstruction of justice

Answer 20

Contempt