a population count
a. Head count
b. Seniority
c. Census
d. Roll call
What is c. Census
100
a two-part body
a. constituent
b. Filibuster
c. cloture
d. bicameral
What is d. bicameral
100
Congressional powers that are explicitly stated
a. Implied Powers
b. Expressed Powers
c. Writ of Habeas Corpus
d. Elastic Clause
What is b. Expressed Powers
100
talking a bill to death
a. Cloture
b. Veto
c. Filibuster
d. impeach
What is c. Filibuster
100
government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state
a. casework
b. pork-barrel project
c. clotures
d. filibuster
What is b. pork-barrel project
200
a permanent committee in a house of Congress that continues its work from session to session
a. standing committee
b. executive committee
c. house committee
d. presidential committee
What is a. standing committee
200
an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
a.Constituent
b. Gerrymander
c. Franking Privilege
d. Cloture
What is b. Gerrymander
200
the benefit given to Senators and representatives that allos them to send job-related mail without paying postage
a. Pork-barrel Project
b. Congressional Rights
c. Cloture
d. Franking Privilege
What is d. Franking Privilege
200
a person who is hired by a private group to influence government decision makers.
a. Committees
b. Caseworker
c. Lobbyist
d. Filibuster
What is c. Lobbyist
200
In the House or Senate the political party to which more than half of the members belong.
a. Minority Party
b. Top Party
c. House Party
d. Majority Party
What is d. Majority Party
300
a section in the Constitution that allows Congress to expand or strech its powers if needed
a. implied powers
b. elastic clause
c. expressed powers
d. bend clause
What is b. elastic clause
300
Congressional powers that are not explicitly stated
a. implied powers
b. expressed powers
c. presidential powers
d. Congressional Powers
What is a. implied powers
300
the process by which a bill dies because the president does not sign the bill for 10 days and Congress has been ajourned.
a. Veto
b. Cloture
c. Pocket Veto
What is c. Pocket Veto
300
an orgainization made up of people with some coomon interest who try to influence government decisions
a. Special-Interest Groups
b. Majority Party
c. Minority Party
d. Bill of Attainder
What is a. Special-interest groups
300
procedure in which no Senator can speak for more than one hour
a. Cloture
b. Resolution
c. Franking Privilege
d. Seniority
What is a. Cloture
400
a law that punishes a person without a trail by jury
a.gerrymander
b. ex post facto law
c. impeach
d. bill of attainder
What is d. bill of attainder
400
a court order that requires the police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding that person
a. ex post facto law
b. bill of attainder
c. writ of habeas corpus
d. bill of rights
What is c. writ of habeas corpus
400
a vote that is recorded as each persons name is called
a. standing vote
b. voice vote
c. Roll call vote
d. name vote
What is c. roll call vote
400
troubleshooting performed by a member of Congress for his or her home district.
a. Lobbyist
b. Filibuster
c. constituent
d. casework
What is d. Casework
400
to accuse officials of misconduct in office
a. Expressed power
b. Ex post facto law
c. Impeach
d. Repremand
What is c. Impeach
500
the status earned by the longest serving senatorsor representatives in Congress.
What is Seniority
500
in the House and Senate the political party to which less than half of the members belong
What is Minority Party
500
a vote in which supporters and opponents stand to be counted.
What is standing vote
500
a vote that is taken when people respond with Yea or No