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Question 1

BiCameral Legislature

Answer 1

A two House Legislature

An example of Bicameral legislature would just be the senate and the house of representatives.

Question 2

Apportioment

Answer 2

The process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of the population, following the decennial census

Those in the electoral college are part of an apportionment.

Question 3

Bill

Answer 3

A proposed law.

Obama proposed an abundance of laws during both of his terms such as the affordable health care act/Obama Care.

Question 4

Impeachment

Answer 4

The power delegated to the house of representatives in the constitution to charge the president, vice president, or other civil officers, including federal judges, with “Treason, Bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors”. This is the first step in the constitutional process of removing government officials in office.

While i’m watching youtube, there are ads to sign for Trump’s Impeachment, and, only if I was 18, I would’ve signed it.

Question 5

Edmund Burke

Answer 5

Conservative British political philosopher of the eighteenth century who articulated the view that elected representatives should act as “trustees” and use their own best judgment when voting.

Edmund Burke served for many years in the British House of Commons, and was one of the leading figures within the Conservative faction of the Whig party.

Question 6

Trustee

Answer 6

Role played by a representative who listens to constituents’ opinions and then uses their best judgment to make a final decision

We, as American citizens and in the future, registered voter, are considered to be trustee’s when political elections are coming in play.

Question 7

Delegate

Answer 7

Role played by a representative who votes the way their constituents would want, regardless of personal opinions; may refer to an elected representative to an elected representative to congress or a representative to the party convention

Delegates would also be considered those in the house of representatives. Recently they’re voting on Trump’s wall.

Question 8

Politico

Answer 8

An elected representative who acts as a trustee or as a delegate, depending on the issue

Politico theory is from a delegate and trustee models of representation in an effort to formulate a theory that mirrors how representatives actually act in government.

Question 9

Incumbency

Answer 9

Already Holding an office

An example of someone in incumbency is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Question 10

Redistricting

Answer 10

The process of redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases or decreasing seats allotted to states, as well as population shifts within a state

As California has been growing in population since it was first discovered, there is a great possibility that this stat was redistricting with representatives.

Question 11

Gerrymandering

Answer 11

The Drawing of Congressional districts to produce a particular electoral outcome without regard to the shape of the district

Gerrymandering is when a political group tries to change a voting district to create a result that helps them or hurts the group who is against them and is named after Elbridge Gerry.

Question 12

Majority Leader

Answer 12

The head of the party controlling the most seats in the House of Representatives or the senate; is second in authority to the speaker of the house and in the senate is regarded as its most powerful member.

Currently the majority leader is Steny Hoyer.

Question 13

Minority Leader

Answer 13

The head of the party with the second highest number of elected representatives in the house of representatives or the senate

Currently the minority leader is Kevin McCarthy.

Question 14

Whip

Answer 14

Party leader who keeps close contact with all members of his or her party takes vote counts on key legislation, prepares summaries of bills, and acts as a communications link within a party

In congress there’s two types of whip leaders, the minority whip leader being Steve Scalise and the majority whip leader is James Clyburn.

Question 15

President Pro Tempore

Answer 15

The official chair of the senate; usually the most senior member of the majority party

During the Vice President’s absence, the President pro tempore is empowered to preside over Senate sessions.

Question 16

Standing Committee

Answer 16

Committee to which proposed bills are referred; continues from one congress to the next

An example of a standing committee is the house of representatives.

Question 17

Joint Committee

Answer 17

Standing committee that includes members from both house of congress set up to conduct investigations or special studies

An example of a joint committee would be those in the CIA or FBI

Question 18

Conference Committee

Answer 18

Special Joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the house of representatives

A conference committee that has been going on for a while and was the effect of the month-long government shut down.

Question 19

Select (or special) committee

Answer 19

Temporary committee appointed for a specific purpose\

Select committees are temporarily formed for specific purposes, often to study a particular issue.

Question 20

Hilary Clinton

Answer 20

First female major part candidate for president of the United states, a democrat, who ran against President Donald Trump in 2016, Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013; New York senator from 2001 to 2009; former first lady

Hilary Clinton should have been president for the 2016 - 2020 term and would have done better reforms compared to our current president.

Question 21

House Committee on Rules

Answer 21

The influential rules committee determines the scheduling and conditions, such as length of debate and type of allowable amendments, for all bills in the house of representatives (but not in the senate, where debate is less regulated)

Currently those on HCR are Jim Mcgovern and Tom Cole.

Question 22

Discharge Petition

Answer 22

Petition that gives a majority of the house of representatives the authority to bring an issue to the floor in the face of committee inaction

An example of a discharge petition has been the discussion of The Wall v Border Security.

Question 23

Seniority

Answer 23

Time continuous service on a committee

Seniority may be considered in making decisions about wages, layoffs, and other working conditions.

Question 24

Markup

Answer 24

A session in which committee members offer changes to a bill before it goes to the floor

Markup is the process by which a U.S. congressional committee or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.

Question 25

Committee of the Whole

Answer 25

procedure that allows the House of Representatives to deliberate with a lower quorum and to expedite consideration and amendment of a bill

The Committee of the Whole House is 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.

Question 26

Hold

Answer 26

A procedure by which a senator asks to be informed before a particular bill or nomination is brought to the floor. The request signals leadership that a member may have objections to the bull (or nomination) and should be consulted before further action is taken

A hold is 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 27

Filibuster

Answer 27

A formal way of halting senate action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate

A filibuster is a political procedure where one or more members of parliament or congress debate over a proposed piece of legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision being made on the proposal.

Question 28

Cloture

Answer 28

Mechanism requiring the vote of sixty senators to cut off debate

When playing the games on ICivics, you cant pass a bill if there is a cloture.

Question 29

Veto

Answer 29

The formal, constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both house of congress, thus preventing them from becoming law without further congressional action

Many democrats can support the veto for the wall.

Question 30

Pocket Veto

Answer 30

If congress adjourns during the ten days the president has to consider a bill passed by both houses of congress, the bill is considered vetoed without the presidents signature

Democrats in the House of Rep. do have the power to withhold a pocket veto on the wall.

Question 31

Richard M. Nixon

Answer 31

The 37th president, a republican, who served from 1969 trough 1974. Nixon advocated detente during the Cold War and resigned rather than face impeachment and likely removal from office due to the Watergate Scandl

Richard M Nixon signed a Selective Service Reform bill aimed at calming conscription .

Question 32

Congressional Budget Act of 1974

Answer 32

Act that established the congressional budgetary process by laying out a plan for congressional action on the annual budget resolution, appropriations, reconciliation, and other revenue bills

The Congressional Budget Act created standing budget committees in both the House and the Senate

Question 33

Reconciliation

Answer 33

A procedure that allows consideration of controversial issues affecting the budget and limiting debate to twenty hours, hereby ending threat of a filibuster

Question 34

Pork

Answer 34

Legislation that allows representatives to bring money and jobs to their districts in the form of public works programs, military bases, or other programs

Question 35

Programmatic requests

Answer 35

Federal funds designated for special projects within a state or congressional district. Referred to as earmarks

Question 36

Divided Government

Answer 36

Te political condition in which different political parties control the presidency and at least one house of congress

Question 37

War Powers Resolution

Answer 37

Passed by Congress in 1973; the president is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to a sixty day period in peacetime (which can be extended for an extra thirsty days to permit with drawl) unless congress explicitly gives its approval for a longer period

Question 38

Congressional Review

Answer 38

A process whereby congress can nullify agency regulations within a 60-day window by passing a joint resolution of legislative disapproval. The president’s approval of the resolution or a two-thirds majority rule in both houses to overrule a presidential veto is also required

Question 39

Senatorial Courtesy

Answer 39

A process which presidents generally allow senators from the state in which a judicial vacancy occurs to block a nomination by simply registering their objection

Question 40

Unified Government

Answer 40

The political condition in which the same political party controls the presidency and congress

Question 41

logrolling

Answer 41

Vote trading; voting to support a colleague’s bill in return for a promise of future support

Question 42

Congressional Research Service (CRS)

Answer 42

Created in 1914, the non-partisan CRS provides information, studies and research in support of the work of Congress and prepares summaries and tracks the progress of all bills

Question 43

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Answer 43

Established in 1921, the GAO is an independent regulatory agency for the purpose of auditing the financial expenditures of the executive branch and federal agencies; until 2004, the GAO was known as the General Accounting Office

Question 44

Congressional Budget Office

Answer 44

Created in 1974, the CBO provides congress with evaluations of the potential economic effects proposed spending policies and analyzes the presidents budget and economic projections

Each year CBO releases reports and cost estimates for proposed legislation, without issuing any policy recommendations.

Question 45

Minority Party

Answer 45

The political Party in each house of congress with the second most members

The minority members in the house of representatives are the republican party.

Question 46

Party Caucus (or conference)

Answer 46

A formal gathering of all party members

An example of a part Caucus would be to discuss the wall Trump wants to build or the State of the Union address.

Question 47

Speaker of House

Answer 47

The only officer of the house of representatives specifically mentioned in the constitution; the chambers most powerful position; traditionally a member of the majority party

Nancy Pelosi, who is a democrat, is the speaker of house currently.

Question 48

Majority Party

Answer 48

The political party in each house of congress with the most members

After the votes were in for the midterm elections, the majority party was the Democrats.