clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out its expressed powers
What is Elastic Clause?
100
a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill
What is Cloture?
100
to accuse government officials of misconduct in office
What is Impeach?
100
a person from a legislator’s district
What is Constitunets?
200
the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem
What is Casework?
200
a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why the person is being held
What is Writ of habeas Corpus?
200
a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
What is Ex post facto?
200
is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy
What is Select Committee?
300
a resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress
What is Joint resolution?
300
an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
What is Gerrymandering?
300
representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
What is Lobbyist?
300
The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
What is Speaker of the House?
400
a population count taken by the Census Bureau
What is Census?
400
is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer.
What is President pro Temp?
400
a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill’s sponsor withdraws it
What is Filibustering?
400
an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions
What is Special-interst groups?
500
a completely unrelated amendment added to a bill
What is Riders?
500
president’s power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
What is Pocket Veto?
500
the right of senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage
What is Franking privilege?
500
Pork barrel is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district