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Legislative/Congress
Ritchie Congress Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Congressional Committee | groups of representatives or senators assigned to consider proposed legislation or other subjects, such as justice or foreign affairs |
| Joint Committee | specially appointed bodies composed of members of both the House and Senate for varying purposes, such as gathering information, conducting investigation, overseeing executive agencies or departments, and proposing legislation |
| Majority Leaders | members of the House or Senate chosen by the majority political party as leaders; responsible for bringing legislation to the floor, planning legislative strategy, and communicating with the public through the press |
| Majority Whips | members of the House and Senate chosen by the majority political party as leaders; responsible for influencing members of their party to be present on the floor to vote on key pieces of legislation |
| Filibuster | practice in the Senate of individual senators or allied groups of senators speaking non-stop for long periods to disrupt the Senate's business in order to block the passage of a bill they oppose |
| Cloture | practice in the Senate to stop filibusters by ending debate on a bill; requires a three-fifths vote of the Senate to pass |
| Expressed Powers | power that is specifically granted to Congress in the Constitution |
| What financial powers are granted to Congress? | collect taxes, borrow on the credit of the U.S., authorize federal government to spend money |
| What powers are given to Congress to regulate and promote trade? | coin money and establish its value, fix a system of weights and measures, establish post offices, issue copyrights and patents |
| Reapportionment | redistribution of House seats among the states |
| Redistricting | redrawing of boundaries after addition or subtraction of a representatives |
| Constitutional Requirements for Senate | 30 years old, citizen of state represented for 9 years, live in district they represent |
| Constitutional Requirements for House | 25 years old, citizen of state represented for 7 years, live in district they represent |
| Pork Barrel | project that benefits a member's home district |
| Incumbent | person who holds a political office |
| Joint Session | congressional session in which both houses meet together |
| Speaker of the House | member of the majority party in the House who presides over the legislative body |
| Standing Committee | permanent congressional committee that deals with bills about particular subjects |
| President of the Senate | Vice President of the US; presides over debates in the Senate and is the deciding vote if there is a tie |
| President Pro Tempore | person who presides over the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate |
| Four Hundred Thirty-Five | membership of the House |
| One Hundred | membership of the Senate |
| Five Hundred Thirty-Five | membership of Congress |
| Two | number of Senators per state |
| Census | used to reapportion seats in the House |
| Law | the dominant occupation of most members of Congress |
| Senate | body with the responsibility of ratifying all treaties, confirming presidential nominations, and trying impeached officials |
| Article I | Article of the Constitution that sets up the legislative branch |
| Democracy | a form of government where the people directly rule |
| Republic | a form of government where the people elect representatives to govern for them |
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