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PLSC 2003 Exam 3
[Parry] Chapters 12-15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define Bicameral. | Containing two chambers. |
| Who holds the "power of the purse?" | Congress |
| Which article of the Constitution specifies the powers of Congress? | Article I |
| How many chambers are there in Congress? | Two (Upper and Lower). |
| How many members are in the House? | 435 |
| How many members are in the Senate? | 100 |
| Who is the presiding officer in the House? | The Speaker. |
| Is the Speaker of the House of the minority or majority party? | Majority |
| Who is the majority leader, and what is their job? | This member in the Speaker's chief lieutenant in the House and the most important leader in the Senate. |
| Who is the minority leader, and what is their job? | This member is the leader of the minority party who coordinates their party's attempts to pass legislation. |
| Define whip. | Members of Congress who serve as informational channels linking the leadership and the rank and file members. |
| All Democratic members of the House or Senate are a part of what? | A party caucus. |
| What do Republicans call their party caucus? | A party conference. |
| Who is the president pro tempore? | The president of the Senate who presides when the Vice President is absent. |
| Define unanimous-consent agreement. | An agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions according to which the Senate will consider a bill. |
| As a congressional members, what can you do to prevent a bill or resolution from being considered? | Filibuster. |
| To end a debate in the Senate, you must obtain 60 or more votes for a _____________ to occur. | Cloture |
| Generally, who presides over the Senate? | The Vice President. |
| Standing Committees: | have fixed memberships and jurisdictions, and they continue from one Congress to another. |
| Select Committees: | are temporary committees created to deal with specific issues. |
| Which committees are the most important in the HOUSE of Representatives? | Rules, Appropriations, Ways and Means, and Commerce. |
| Define seniority. | The practice by which the majority-party member with the longest continuous service on a committee becomes the chair. |
| What is a caucus? | A voluntary group within Congress, formed by members to pursue shared interest. |
| _____________ makes the laws that govern the United States. | Congress |
| The first step by which a Bill becomes a Law is _________________________________________________. | It is introduced by a congressional sponsor and one or more co-sponsors. |
| Multiple referrals occur when: | party leaders give more than one committee responsibility for considering a bill. |
| The second step by which a Bill becomes a Law is _________________________________________________. | having the bill referred to the appropriate committee, the it is passed down to a sub-committee. |
| The third step by which a Bill becomes a Law is _________________________________________________. | that, if the bill is taken seriously, it is schedule for a hearing, then, after hearings, markup begins. |
| Markup is defined as: | The process in which a committee or subcommittee considers and revises a bill that has been introduced. |
| Suspension of the rules is: | A fast-track procedure for considering bills and resolutions in the House |
| The fourth step by which a Bill becomes a Law is _________________________________________________. | that it is voted to the floor. |
| Rules specify: | the terms and conditions under which a bill or resolution will be considered on the floor of the House. |
| A conference committee is: | a group of representatives from both the House and the Senate who iron out the differences between the two chambers' versions of a bill or resolution. |
| What is the term applied to the entire process of providing statutory authority for a government program or activity? | The authorization process |
| What is the term for the process of providing funding for governmental activities and programs that have been authorized. | The appropriations proccess |
| A trustee is: | a role a representative plays when acting in accordance with his or her own best judgement to decide what is best for the country. |
| A delegate is: | a role a representative plays when following the wishes of those who have elected him or her regardless of what he or she believes good public policy ought to be. |
| Earmarks are: | In a budget, designation of funds a specific use. |
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