Unit 2 Part 1 Flashcards
17th Amendment
the people directly choose their senators
enumerated powers
powers explicitly given to Congress
when was the first time Congress used the elastic clause?
McCulloch v Maryland
Gibbons v Ogden
gave Congress power to regulate federal waters
Advice and Consent (Senate)
Senate has the power to confirm and approve cabinet members
house leader
Speaker of the House, recommends bills
Floor leader
leads debate for their party
Whip
in charge of discipline and serve as the deputy floor leader
pro tempore
most senior member of the senate, serve as the temporary president of the senate
permanent committees
focused on a particular subject authorized under house rules
joint comittees
permanent committees with members of both senate and hose to solve long term problems
conference committees
created to help iron out differences in a bill
caucus
groups of people united around a certain belief to endorse bills, ideas, and candidates
what are the only amendments that the House can add to a bill
germane amendments
what is the only chamber that tax bills can originate from
house
omnibus bills
bills that start small but end up large due to numerous amendments
earmarks
funds going to a specific cause
logrolling
trading votes for bill support
delegate model
voting for what the people want
trustee model
voting based on judgment
politico model
blend of delegate and trustee model
markups
amending a bill until satisfied
reporting out
when a bill moves to the House/senate
mandatory spending/entitlements
required spending on programs
discretionary spending
everything else after mandatory spending
gridlock
too much congestion that nothing moves forward
does the chief of staff need congressional approval
no
bully pulpit
using persuasion to pitch ideas to citizens
