Vocab
A Motion placed on a bill in the Senate that alerts party leaders that if unanimous consent were to be sought, they would object
What is a hold
A method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote
What is a filibuster
This is often referred to as a supermajority vote. Roughly 66%
What is a 2/3 vote
This committee would send a bill that has multiple parts to two separate committees. Ex. a bill investigating the connection between cancer and air pollution would be sent to transportation and health/human services committees
What is the Rules Committee
What is one expressed power Congress is granted (there are 18, name one)
Declare war, levy taxes, coin money establish post offices
A vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions
What is a censure
A law for raising money
What is a revenue bill
Direct contact made by lobbyists to persuade government officials to support the policies their interest groups favor
What is lobbying
If a senator represents an industrial state that produces cars, what committees should he try and be assigned to in order to increase the chance of reelection
What are Transportation and Commerece
This supreme court case expanded the powers of Congress by providing a very broad interpretation of the "necessary and proper" clause
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
A procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate
What is a cloture resolution
a proposed law to authorize spending money
What is an appropriation bill
an agreement by two or more lawmakers to support each other's bills
What is logrolling
Name a qualification of a US House of Rep Member
Be a legal citizen living in the county for min. 7 years, 25 or older, hold residency in the state you're representing
How does a committee vote to either report or kill a bill demonstrate the system of checks and balances?
A. It shows that Congress approves of the bill and will pass it to the president.
B. It shows that Congress has considered the bill enough to do its part and take action.
C. It shows that the judicial branch will not need to be concerned with the bill.
D. It shows that the president approves of the bill and what it means for the nation
B.
A committee that consists of members from both the House and Senate, formed to act as a study group that reports back to the House and Senate on a topic or bill
What is a Joint Committee
the work of a lawmaker does to help constituents with problems
What is casework
A bill that deals with individual people or places; frequently involving claims against the government or an individual person's immigration problem
what is a private bill
What happens in a Conference Committee
the differences between the two versions of the bill are resolved
After a bill is voted and approved by the House of Representatives, it is
A. sent to the president to sign.
B. voted on by constituents.
C. sent to the Supreme Court to review.
D. voted on by the Senate
D
Also called enumerated powers, these are explicitly written down in the Constitution.
what are Expressed Powers
During times of crisis, Congress has given these to the president. they granted them the power to declare martial law, seizure of property, and control transportation and communication systems.
What are emergency powers
Simply put a resolution or agreement passed in the same form by both houses
What is a joint resolution
Which member of the Senate has similar responsibilities to the Speaker of the House
who is the Vice President
The president can influence members of Congress and how they vote on a bill by
A. changing the congressperson’s district.
B. compromising on parts of the law.
C. introducing new bills for Congress to vote on.
D. supporting the congressperson’s legislative goals
D