Congress

Question 0

Gerrymandering

Answer 0

Majority party in each state legislature redraws congressional districts to ensure max number of seats for its district

Question 1

Congressional Redistricting

Answer 1

Reallocation of the number of representatives each state has in the House of Representatives

Question 2

Incumbent

Answer 2

Officeholder seeking reelection

Most important factor in determining the outcome of congressional elections

Question 3

Franking privilege

Answer 3

Right of members of congress to mail newsletters to their constitutents at the governments expense

Question 4

Standing committee

Answer 4

Permanent subject matter congressional committees that Handel legislation and oversee the bureaucracy

Question 5

Conference committees

Answer 5

Temporary bodies that are formed to resolve differences between house and senate versions of a bill

Question 6

House rules committee

Answer 6

Sets guidelines for floor debate

Each bill receives: on legislative calendar
Limit debate time
Type of amendments allowed

Question 7

House ways and means committee

Answer 7

Handles tax bills

Question 8

Seniority

Answer 8

Unwritten rules in both houses of congress reserving committee chairs to members of the committee with the longest records of continuous service

Question 9

Filibuster

Answer 9

Way of delaying or preventing action on a bill by using long speeches and il unlimited debate to “talk a bill to death”

Question 10

Cloture

Answer 10

Senate motion to end a filibuster

requires 3/5 vote

Question 11

Logrolling

Answer 11

Vote trading among legislators

Question 12

Oversight

Answer 12

Congressional review of the activities of an executive agency, department, or office

Question 13

Delegate role of representation

Answer 13

Members of congress cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents