Committees
Congressional committees created for specific investigations:
Select Committee
Mike Johnson is the:
Speaker of the House
60 voting members of the Senate stopping a filibuster:
Cloture
Incumbents have all of the following advantages over their challengers up to 4x or 400 points:
Incumbents spend more money than do challengers, incumbents can increase visibility among their constituents by using the franking privilege, incumbents provide casework for their constituents, incumbents can brag about federal spending projects in their districts.
On a bill with high visibility, members of Congress are most likely to vote:
Along party lines.
Leader of the minority party on a committee:
Leader of the majority party on a committee:
Ranking member
Chair
It starts the impeachment process:
The House of Representatives
Which of the following is a difference between the House and Senate?
Power is decentralized in the Senate
A proposed law:
Bill
The use of government funds for projects designed to please constituents:
Pork Barrell
Used in conjunction with the Senate to improve upon an area of interest:
Joint Committee
The Supreme Court ruled that racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional:
Shaw v. Reno
It has authority over the ratification of treaties with other nations:
The Senate
A group of members of Congress sharing purpose or similarities:
A Caucus
People representing companies to attempt to influence Congress:
Lobbyist
Regular and permanent committees in the House and Senate
Standing Committees
Redistricting qualifies as a justiciable question:
Baker v. Carr
A single senator can often prevent the Senate from voting on the bill being debated on the Senate floor by:
Using the filibuster
Party leaders who encourage and coach the other members of Congress:
Whips
Principal ally to Speaker and President of the Senate:
Majority leader
Working out compromises between House and Senate versions of the same bills:
Conference Committee
After a House committee reviews a bill and writes its report, the bill typically goes to the:
House Rules Committee
Holding hearings to question agency officials and business leaders and preparing a budget with discretionary spending and mandatory spending are the two ways Congress:
Conducts legislative oversight
Congress sending mail to constituents w/o paying postage:
Franking privilege
Models of Representing in Congress:
Delegate-Casting votes based on what the people of their district want
Partisan-Casting votes based solely on the wants of the political party
Trustee-Casting votes based on their own personal beliefs
Politico-Casting votes on a combination of both delegates and trustees