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Congress #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pork-barrel legislation | legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return |
| standing committee | A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area |
| conference committee | special joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate |
| committee chairs | The most important influencers of the congressional agenda. They play dominant roles in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills when they are brought before the full house. |
| Congressional Caucus | An association or members of Congress based on party, interest, or social group such as gender or race. |
| bill | a proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration |
| legislative oversight | Congress's monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings. |
| public policy | the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) the implied powers clause. It states that Congress, has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the Constitution vests in the national government |
| pigeonhole | To set a bill aside by a committee without considering it |
| floor manager | leader of their political party in each legislative house; they monitor the goings on in their chamber. Majority party and minority party each have one. |
| trustee model | -your constituents elect you and give you a mandate to make decisions from them; therefore you act according to your own mind and what is best for them. |
| delegate model of representation | also known as the representational view. Voters elect their representatives as their own delegates representing them for the primary purpose of acting exclusively as their voice in Congress |
| Politico Model | Role played by elected representatives who act as trustees or as delegates, depending on the issue. |
| Lame duck period | period at the end of a presidential term when Congress may block presidential initiatives and nominees of the opposite party. |
| omnibus legislation | Large bills that often cover several topics and may contain extraneous, or pork-barrel, projects. |
| legislative veto | The authority of Congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place. The Supreme Court has held that Congress does not have this power |
| INS v. Chadha ( 1983) | 1983, the Supreme Court case that ruled legislative vetoes were unconstitutional, but Congress continues to enact laws containing them. |
| Baker v. Carr (1962) | case that est. one man one vote. this decision created guidelines for drawing up congresional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state |
| Shaw v. Reno (1993) | NO racial gerrymandering; race cannot be the sole or predominant factor in redrawing legislative boundaries; majority-minority districts. |
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Mrs. Kaminski
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