Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

constituency

Answer 1

voters represented by a member of Congress

Question 2

cloture

Answer 2

a process where 60 senators vote to break a hold/debate on a bill and vote on it

Question 3

hold

Answer 3

when a senator temporarily blocks the consideration of the bill or nomination

Question 4

discharge petition

Answer 4

When a member of the House asks to have a bill that’s been discussed by a committee to be brought to the floor.

If a majority of the members agree, the bill will leave the committee.

Question 5

budget deficit

Answer 5

when the national government’s spending goes over the budget

Question 6

logrolling

Answer 6

when members of Congress promise to vote for each other’s bill proposals by putting all those proposals into one large bill, which they vote for

very similiar to an omnibus, which is a large bill containing many different statutes

Question 7

filibuster

Answer 7

when a member of the Senate stands on the floor as long as possible in order to keep Senate from voting on a bill

This is probably one of the most hiliarious parts of american government

Fun facts:
* the longest filibuster was made by Republican Strom Thurmand: 24 hours and 18 minutes in length, in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957
* former senator Ted Cruz read Green Eggs and Ham during his 21+ hour filibuster

Question 8

gerrymandering

Answer 8

when state legislatures create (very) oddly shaped districts to get their party a majority vote in that district

Question 9

redistricting

Answer 9

when state legislatures redraw their state’s district lines; making new districts

Question 10

reapportionment

Answer 10

when the number of seats in the House per state is made proportional to its population

Question 11

divided government

Question 12

lame duck

Question 13

trustee

Question 14

delegate

Question 15

politico

Question 16

pocket veto

Question 17

executive order

Question 18

executive agreement

Question 19

signing statement

Question 20

oversight

Question 21

iron triangle

Question 22

formal powers

Question 23

issue network

Question 24

informal powers

Question 25

Speaker of the House

Question 26

committee

Question 27

regulations

Question 28

What part(s) of the Constitution gives Congress the Power of the Purse (budget)?

Answer 28

Article 1 Section 7 Clause 1 (gives Congress power to raise revenue) and Article 1 Section 9 Clause 7 (gives Congress authority to create/pass a budget)