Legislative Branch

Question 1

Party Whip

Answer 1

A member of Congress that “whips” up the votes. Counts heads and what not

Question 2

Gerrymandering

Answer 2

Process of drawing district lines

Question 3

Senate

Answer 3

Upper chamber, 100 members

Question 4

How a delegate votes

Answer 4

Votes how the people they represent would want them to vote

Question 5

How a trustee votes

Answer 5

Votes how you personally think you should

Question 6

How a politico votes

Answer 6

Votes in whichever way will aid their political career

Question 7

Powers of Congress beyond lawmaking

Answer 7

Advise & Consent, Impeachment Charges, Remove impeached officials, Admit new states, Amend the constitution, Count electoral votes, Serve as “Watchdog”

Question 8

Cloture

Answer 8

procedure for ending a philly, need 3/5’s or 60 senators. Rare

Question 9

Congressional Session

Answer 9

When Congress meets and chit chats

Question 10

Standing Committee

Answer 10

Committees that are always around

Question 11

Joint Committee

Answer 11

A committee with members of both chambers

Question 12

Congressional District

Answer 12

Lil slice of land dedicated to one member of Congress

Question 13

President Pro Tempore

Answer 13

Selected by majority, rules over Senate when the VP is away

Question 14

Expressed Powers

Answer 14

There are a lot of them. Most notably: post offices, wars, create courts, taxes, borrow money

Question 15

Reapportionate

Answer 15

To re-distribute Congressional seats & re-draw Congressional districts

Question 16

Filibuster (senate)

Answer 16

To talk a bill to death, a panic button in order to block bills

Question 17

Cloture (senate)

Answer 17

What is needed to end a filibuster, must have 60 votes

Question 18

Bill

Answer 18

The first stage in being a law, just an idea