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Gov. unit2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the two chambers that make up congress | Senate and House of Representatives |
| Process by which govt. recalculates the number of House seats to which each state is entitled | Reapportionment |
| Hose Representatives can make decisions without what? | Consulting other members |
| At the start of each congressional session, reps. meet in caucus to do what? | Select the speaker of the house |
| What committee has the power to move house bills, hold them back, or stop them? | Rules Committee |
| What term means to keep talking until a majority of the senate abandons a bill or agrees to modify it? | Filibuster |
| What does the detailed, daily work of considering proposed legislation? | Committees |
| What committees oversee bills dealing with certain kinds of issues? | Permanent standing committees |
| Under the what does the member of the majority party with the longest uninterrupted service on a particular committee is named its chairperson? | Seniority system |
| What type of staff work directly for an individual lawmaker? | Personal |
| Committee staff work for what? | Committees and sub-committees |
| What laws gives congress implied powers not enumerated elsewhere? | necessary and proper laws |
| what therm is the Freedom from prosecution for witnesses whose testimony ties them to illegal acts? | Immunity |
| what powers check how the administrative branch is administering laws? | Legislative oversight |
| what is the refusal to spend money appropriated for programs unless Congress agrees? | Impoundment |
| which veto allows the president to veto specific parts of an appropriations bill? | Line-item veto |
| 4 legislative powers | Levy taxes, make necessary and proper laws, regulate commerce, and borrow money |
| 4 non-legislative powers | approve presidential appointments, impeach, break electoral college deadlocks, and propose constitutional amendments |
| first step for a bill to become a law | introduce a bill |
| second step for a bill to become a law | committee action |
| third step for a bill to become a law | floor action |
| fourth step for a bill to become a law | conference committee action |
| fifth and final step for a bill to become a law | presidential action |
| What are attached to an amendments on a subject other than the one covered by a bill? | riders |
| Congress passes What to cover routine matters for which a law is not needed or to express an opinion | Concurrent resolutions |
| What kind of rule forbade members of congress to offer amendments on the floor during debate? | Closed Rule |
| What kind of bills set up federal programs and designate which executive agency will administer them? | Authorization bills |
| What kind of bills provide money needed to operate a program in response to a budget request? | Appropriation bills |
| What term refers to uncontrollable spending used to operate continuing social programs? | entitlements |
| Who are employed by lawmakers to resolve problems that constituents are having with the federal government? | Caseworkers |
| What kind of bills appropriate money for local projects? | Public works bills |
| Age to be a part of the senate? | 30 |
| age to be a part of the House of Representatives? | 25 |
| benefits for both houses? | office, free postage for official correspondence, allowance for a staff, income tax reduction, and a pension |
| number of members in the house of representatives | 435 |
| number of members of the senate | 100 |
| Which part of congress has short debates that barely last a day? | House of representatives |
| Any member can introduce a bill in which house of congress? | Both, the senate and the house of representatives |
| Key committees are Rules, ways and means, and appropriations. for what part of congress | House of representatives |
| which part of congress has two calendars for bills? | Senate |
| which has 5 calendars for bills? | House of representatives |
| key committees are Foreign Relations, finance, and appropriations for which part of congress? | Senate |
| How many years does a senator's term last? | six years |
| How many years does a House of rep. member last? | two years |
| Which has a speaker that presides over sessions? | House of representatives |
| Which part has less complex rules and a less formal atmosphere? | Senate |
| Which part has more complex rules and a more formal atmosphere? | House of Representatives |
| Which part of congress has long debates? | Senate |
| Leaders are powerful in which part? | House of representatives |
| Leaders are not as powerful? | Senate |
| Which part has the Vice President preside over sessions and can not debate, and only votes to break ties? | Senate |
| Which part of congress has a powerful rules committee to direct flow of bills? | House of representatives |
| Majority leaders control flow of bills for which part? | Senate |
| Whips assist leaders in which part? | Senate |
| For both, who selects leaders and committee chairs? | the Majority party |
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