Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ch 4 gov quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pork barrel spending | allocation of funds to projects within districts or states |
| logrolling | members of Congress trade votes to get their earmarks passed |
| oversight | Ability of Congress to ensure laws are being followed with original intention or to investigate members of executive branch & the bureaucracy |
| bureaucracy | fourth branch of government” that carries out policies developed by the President & Congress → these officials or “bureaucrats” are often non-elected |
| apportionment | process of determining the number of representatives for each state using census data House seats divided by population |
| franking privilege | free use of mail for communications with constituents |
| casework | ability to use the office to aide constituents with federal services |
| whip majority/minority | collects information about how individual members are planning to vote, corralling their support on key votes and setting party strategy in Congress Assists the majority/minority leader House |
| congressional committees | important to lawmaking process divide the workload of legislating where work of crafting legislation in Congress occurs. |
| what can committees do to take action on a bill | Report it out: Release the bill with a recommendation to pass it. Mark it up: Revise and release the bill. Table it/Kill it: Lay the bill aside so the House cannot vote on it. |
| committee chair | head of committee, set the agenda, member of majority party, terms limited Not determined by seniority, Increases power of party over legislation instead of the chairs. Assignments based on constituents, fund-raising ability, party leadership |
| standing commitees | Permanent, divided by policy area and where most of the work gets done Examples: Ways and Means, Judiciary, Budget |
| joint committees | Members of both chambers sit Focus public attention on an issue, gather information for Congress |
| conference commitees | Members of both chambers sit When there are differences between House and Senate versions of a bill |
| select committees | Temporary and normally for investigations |
| gridlock | (a slowdown or halt in Congress’s ability to legislate and overcome divisions) |
| 3 main ways government spends its money | interest on it debt, discretionary (Congress decides this each year), mandatory (required by law) |
| delegate | vote how constituents want |
| trustee | vote with own judgment |
| politico | vote how constituents want vote with own judgment mix of both |
| How a Bill Becomes a Law | Bill intro → committee → floor → both chambers (debate/resolve differences) → President Most bills die in committee if vetoed by president congress can override with a 2/3 vote |
| Why does the Senate allow filibusters? | -an established internal rule rooted in the tradition of unlimited debate, not a constitutional requirement, -a tool to protect the minority party's voice, encourage compromise, and act as a check against the majority |
| political action committee (PAC) | an organization that raises money for candidates and campaigns |
| committee of the whole | consists of all members of the house and meets in the house chamber but it governed by different rules, making it easier to consider complex and controversial legislature |
| hold | a delay places on legislation by a senator who objects to a bill |
| discharge petition | a motion files by a member of Congress to move a bill out of committee and onto the floor of the house house for a vote |
| house rules commitee | a powerful committee that determines when a bill will be subject to debate and vote on the house floor, how long the debate will last and weather amendment will be allowed on the floor. |
| unanimous consent agreement | an agreement in the Senate that sets the terms for consideration of a bill |
| filibuster | a tactic through which an individual senator may use the right of unlimited debate to delay a motion of postpone action on a piece of legislation |
| cloture | a procedure through which senators can end debate on a bill and process to action, provided 60 senators agree on it |
| veto | the power of a president to reject a bill passed by congress, sending it back to the originating branch with objections |
| why did the framers intentionally place hurdles in the path of legeslation | because they saw the passion of the people sweep through state legislatures and sometimes trample of minority rights |
| office of management and budget (OMB) | the executive branch office that assist the president in setting national spending priorities |
| entitlement program | a program that provides benefits for those who qualify under the law regardless of income |
| steps of budgeting process | 1. president proposed budget (reviewed by congressional committees) 2. Congress acts (makes budget resolution) |
| substantive vs descriptive representation | descriptive- rep is similar demographically to those they represent substantive- putting forth policies constituencies support |
| lame duck period | period at the end of a presidential term when Congress may block presidential initiatives and nominees |
| constituency | A body of voters in a given area who elect a representative or a senator |
| redistricting | States redrawing of boundaries of electoral districts following each census |
| gerrymandering | The intentional use of redistricting to benefit a certain interest group of voters |
| partisan gerrymandering | Drawing of district boundaries into strange shapes to benefit a political party |
| factors impacting congressional elections | constituency / institutional factors campaign funds, incumbency advantage, redistricting/gerrymandering, demographic composition |
| describe members of house | close to people more governed by rules, formally structured more power to individual leadership position goal is to be closer to voter preferences 2 yr term |
| majority minority district | a district in which voters of a minority ethnicity constitute an electoral majority within the electoral district |
| malaportionment | the uneven distribution of the population among legislative districts |
| describe senate membrs | 6yr term equal representation among states more informal less governed by rules more power to individual members goal is to be more insulated from voters preference |
| discretionary spending | spending for programs and policies at the discretion of Congress and president |
| budget surplus what is it opposite of | amount of money remaining when the government takes in more then it spends (opposite of budget deficit) |
| mandatory spending | spending required by existing laws, is locked in the budget |
| how are demographic changes in America impacting entitlement spending/ what can Congress do to deal with this? | more people are getting mandatory benefits (retiring sooner, longer life expectancy etc) congress could reduce benefits/eligibility/ increase revenue/ taxes |
| bipartisanship | agreement between the parties to work together in congress to pass legislation |
| factors that influence how a member of congress voted | interests of their constituents, members of their part, input form members of Congress, interest groups, president may try to persuade them |
Created by:
Lilyhowes