Unit 2 Vocab

Question 1

Apportionment

Answer 1

the action or result of apportioning something

Question 2

Bicameral Legislature

Answer 2

Two houses for the legislation

Question 3

Bill

Answer 3

draft of a proposed law presented to the legislative body

Question 4

Cloture

Answer 4

a procedure for ending a debate

Question 5

Pork Barrel Legislation

Answer 5

Legislation for appropriations that would benefit the representative’s home district

Question 6

Divided government

Answer 6

one party controls the white house and another controls the congress (one or both parts)

Question 7

Filibuster

Answer 7

talking for way too long in the senate to try and hurt the bill

Question 8

Logrolling

Answer 8

trading votes

Question 9

Committee specialization

Answer 9

Congressman becomes and exprt on the topic of the committee they serve on

Question 10

Pocket Veto

Answer 10

president doesnt sign veto and the congress adjourns

Question 11

Discharge petition

Answer 11

forces a bill out of committee

Question 12

Seniority rule

Answer 12

An unwritten rule in both houses of congress that the top position is left for the longest recorded congressmen.

Question 13

Franking Privilege

Answer 13

Free mail

Question 14

Riders

Answer 14

an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill.

Question 15

gerrymandering

Answer 15

Redistricting in order to change election results

Question 16

redistricting

Answer 16

redrawing district lines based on population in a certain area,

Question 17

Discretionary spending

Answer 17

presidential funds appropriated by Congress every years.

Question 18

Mandatory spending

Answer 18

federal budget enacted by law each year and is not dependent on annual reviews. –necessary and cannot be changed without law change–