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Government 5,6,7
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| The united states congress is made up of two chambers the________ and the________ | Senate and the house of representatives | |
| _______ is the process by which the government recalculated the number of house seats to which each is entitled | Reapportionment | |
| The rules of the house of representatives allow it's leaders to make key decisions without_______the other members | Consulting | |
| At the start of each congressional sessions the representatives in the majority party meet in caucus to select the ______ of the _______ | Speaker of the house | |
| The ______committee has the power to move house bills ahead quickly, hold them back, or stop them completely | Rules | |
| To _____ means to keep talking until a majority of the senate abandons a bill or agreed to modify it. | Fillbuster | |
| In both the house and the senate______do the detailed, daily work of considering proposed legislation | Committee | |
| Permanent______ committees oversee bills dealing with certain kinds of issues | Standing | |
| Under the ____system, the member of the majority party with the longest uninterrupted service on a particular committee is named it's chairperson | Seniority | |
| _____staff works directly for an individual lawmaker, committee staff work for _____and______ | Personal staff, committee and sub committee | |
| The power to make all laws that are _____and____ gives congress implied powers not enumerated elsewhere | Necessary and proper | |
| A standing or select committee of congress mat exercise the inherent power to ______ | Investigate | |
| _______is freedom from prosecution for witnesses whose testimony ties them to illegal acts | Immunity | |
| Confessional committees use ____ to check how the administrative branch is administering laws | Oversight | |
| The system of checks and balances can create an adversarial relationship described as the ____vs_______ | Congress vs president | |
| The president cannot _______(refuse to spend) money appropriated for programs unless congress agrees | Inpoundment | |
| The _____veto allows presidents to veto specific parts an appropriation bills | Line-item | |
| Tell wether these are legislative or non-legislative powers To levy taxes To approve presidential appointees To make necessary and proper laws To regulate commerce To impeach To borrow money To break electoral college deadlocks | L N L L N L N | |
| To proposes constitutional amendments | N | |
| ______are amendments on a subject other than the one covered by a bill | Riders | |
| Congress passes_______to cover routine maters fro which a law is not needed or to express an opnion | Concurrent resolutions | |
| A_____rule forbade members of congress to offer amendments on the floor during debate | Closed | |
| _______bills set up federal programs and designate which executive agency will administer them | Authorization | |
| ______bills provide the money needed to operate a program in response to budget request | Appropriation | |
| The term _____refers to uncontrollable spending used to operate continuing social programs | Entitlements | |
| Lawmakers employ____to resolve problems that constituents are having with federal government | Caseworkers | |
| _______bills appropriate money for local projects______legislation describes the abuse of this process | Public works, pork-barrel | |
| Steps where a bill becomes a law | Introducing a bill Committee action Floor action Conference committee action Presidential action | |
| Name 6 legislative powers | Grant copy rights and patents Levy taxes, coin money Regulate foreign and interstate commerce Approve treaties, declare war Admit new states, pass laws to governed territories Process of immigration to the united states | |
| Name 3 presidential powers | Delegate emergency powers to the president Use of committees and sub committees Use of unlimited debate debate | |
| Name 2 investigative powers | Require a witness to testify under oath, or punish those who don't cooperate with congress Subpoena a witness | |
| Name 4 oversight powers | Request support agencies to monitor executive agencies Power to Check the executive branch Allows congress to require executive agencies to submit reports Review the the budgets of all executive agencies | |
| Name 6 non-legislative powers | Joint session of congress Settle problems when candidate dies or resigns Approve presidential appointments Impeach any member of executive and judicial branch Propose amendments Ratify treaties between US and other countries | |
| Name three requirements of the senate | Elected to a six year term Must be at least 30 years of age Elected state wide | |
| Name 3 requirements the house and senate share | Makes laws for the nation Must reside in the state represented May serve on a joint committee | |
| Name 3 Requirements of the house | Elected to a two-year term Must be at least 25 years old Elected from a district |
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