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2.2-2.3 AP GOV Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Discharge spending | Can bring a bill out of a reluctant committee |
| Joint Committees | A committee that includes members from both the House and the Senate |
| President of the Senate | is the VP |
| President Pro-tempore | has to preside over the Senate in the absence of the VP |
| Rules Committee | A standing committee of the House of Rep that provides special rules under which specific bills can be debated, mended, and considered by the House |
| Select Committee | Committees for some particular and typically short term purpose |
| Senate Minority Leader | Chief representative of the Senate, very powerful, first person to debate, sets the legislative calendar, and determines which bills reach the floor for debate and which ones don't. |
| Ways and Means Committee | A committee exclusive to the House that determines policy |
| Whip | Deputy leader who is in charge of party discipline |
| Deficit | The difference between spending and revenue |
| Discretionary spending | A portion of the federal budget that Congress and the President approve each year to fund government programs & activities |
| Mandatory spending | spending that the gov is obligated to pay |
| Delegate Model | The representative is expected to act strictly in accordance with the beliefs of their constituents (being the people) |
| Trustee Model | Decisions made by elected officials using their own personal views or decisions made by the elected official based on the public good and on the basis of constituents views . "JUST TRUST ME" |
| Politico Model | A combination of both trustee and delegate. Follow their own judgement until the public becomes vocal about a particular matter, at which point they should follow the dictates of constituents. |
| Gerrymandering | Illogical district lines drawn to give the advantage to one party |
| Gridlock | The congestion of opposing forces that prevent ideas from moving forward |
| "Lame-Duck" President | Executive who has not won reelection or who closing in on the end of the second president term |
| "One person-one vote" principle | Asserts each individual's vote should carry equal weight in the electoral process |
| Racial gerrymandering | The intentional drawing of legislative districts on the basis of race has also been the subject of scrutiny for conflicting reasons |
| Swing district | A district where no single candidate or party has overwhelming support |
| Baker V. Carr | A landmark U.S. supreme court case deciding that redistricting issues present justiciable questions, thus enabling federal courts to intervene in and to decide reappointment cases. |
| Shaw V. Reno | A landmark U.S. supreme court case that establish that redistricting plans that segregate voters by race is unconstitutional. Happened because NC redrew its congressional districts in a distinct snake like manner to create a "majority-minority" black dis |
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