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AP Gov Ch. 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Appropriation | Authorizes the expenditure of money for a public program or purpose |
| Appropriation Committee | A committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government. |
| Closed Rule | A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that prohibits any amendments to bills or provides that only members of the committee reporting the bill may offer amendments. |
| Cloture | A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate |
| Conference Committee | Committee appointed by the presiding officers of each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form. |
| Discharge Petition | Petition that, if signed by majority of the House of Representatives' members, will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the floor for consideration. |
| Filibuster | A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue. |
| Gerrymandering | The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent |
| Hold | A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator temporarily blocks the consideration of a bill or nomination |
| Logrolling | Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators |
| Mark Up | The process by which a U.S. congressional committee or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation |
| Open Rule | A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill. |
| Pocket Veto | A veto exercised by the president after Congress has adjourned; if the president takes no action for ten days, the bill does not become law and is not returned to Congress for a possible override |
| Quorum | Required number of the members of a governing body who must be present so that official business, such as voting, can be conducted. |
| Reappointment | The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census. State legislatures reapportion state legislative districts. |
| Redistricting | The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census, to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population. |
| Rider | A provision attached to a bill - to which it may or may not be related - in order to secure its passage or defeat. |
| Rules Committee | A legislative committee responsible for expediting the passage of bills |
| Senatorial Courtesy | Presidential custom of submitting the names of prospective appointees for approval to senators from the states in which the appointees are to work. |
| Seniority System (Rule) | A legislative practice that assigns the chair of a committee or subcommittee to the member of the majority party with the longest continuous service on the committee |
| Standing Committees | A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area |
Created by:
L. Shonk