Test 3D Flashcards
A device in which a legislative body is considered to be one large committee.
Committee of the Whole
Developed to meet the needs of the nation and the evolving goals of members of congress.
Committee System
Form by which committees gather to collect and analyze information in the early stages of political policymaking.
Hearings
The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate and rewrite proposed legislation.
Markup
The process by which a bill is referred to a second committee after the first is finished acting.
Multiple Referral
A meeting of supporters or members of a political party.
Caucus
1975 bill passed that limited the power of committee chairs.
Subcommittee Bill of Rights
Committee of the House which makes recommendations to the House on all bills for raising revenue.
Ways and Means Committee
Committee of the House responsible for setting specific expenditures if money by the government of the U.S.
Appropriations Committee
A legislative committee responsible for expediting the passage of bills.
Rules Committee
Process of granting or denying access to a network resource.
Authorization Process
The act of setting aside money for a specific purpose.
Appropriations Process
Making ones work in politics his profession.
Careerism
A unanimous consent request setting terms for the consideration of a specified bill or other measure.
Unanimous Consent Agreement
A procedure in which a deliberative assembly sets aside its normal rules of order in order to do something that it could not do otherwise.
Suspension of the Rules
Allows the chief executive to reject a particular part of a bill without vetoing the entire bill.
Line Item Veto
The power claimed by POTUS and other members of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government.
Executive Privilege
The gap between what POTUS wants to do and what the general public expects him to do.
Expectations Gap
The situation in which one party controls the white house and the other party either holds one ir both houses.
Divided Government
