Lawmaking
This means "having two houses' and describes our lawmaking structure
What is bicameral?
The age you must be to enter the house
What is 25?
The Senate has this many members
What is 100?
Refers to the response or services that Members of Congress provide to constituents who request assistance.
What is casework?
This group of candidates win their elections about 90% of the time
Who are incumbents?
A committee that is a subset of a larger committee
What is a subcommittee?
No state can have fewer than this number of House members.
What is 1?
The unlimited use of debate in the senate
What is the filibuster?
committee that sets the calendar in the house
What is the Rules committee?
This tactic is used when legislators trade votes for favors
What is logrolling?
Total number of votes needed to override presidential veto
What is 2/3?
The formal leader of the house
Who is the speaker of the house?
The formal leader of the senate
Who is the President of the Senate/The Vice-President of the United States?
This refers to the free use of the mail system enjoyed by Congress.
What is The Franking Privilage?
federal projects, grants, etc. made available in a congressional district or state
What is Pork Barrel Spending?
A temporary committee designed to investigate a specific issue
What is a select committee?
Committee within the house that controls taxation law
What is the House Ways and Means committee?
This is the formal name for a vote held to end a senate debate
What is cloture?
Individuals from organized groups, the private sector, corporations or advocacy groups who attempt to influence to influence decisions made by officials in the government
Who are Lobbyists?
The idea that congressmen and women base their decision making off of what is best for their constituents
What is delegate
Group responsible for determining economic impact and overall cost of legislation
What is the CBO?
Congressional Budget Office
The process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are redistributed amongst the 50 states following each census (not the redrawing of districts)
What is Aportionment?
This amendment gave the power to elect senator to the people
What is the 17th?
What are some advantages to representing the majority party?
What is teacher evaluated?
This is a major reason house members are safer than senators, the engineering of districts to specifically elect members of a particular party
What is Gerrymandering?