Vocab Words
Activities of members of Congress that help constituents as individuals, particularly by cutting through bureaucratic red tape to get people what they think they have a right to get
What is Casework?
Took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia where delegates met to discuss problems with governing the United States under the Articles of Confederation
What is the Constitutional Convention?
If committee members had served on their committee longest and their party controlled the chamber, they got to be chairs—regardless of their party loyalty, mental state, or competence
What is the Seniority System?
A rule that allowed the Senate to end a debate with a two-thirds majority vote
What is a Motion for Cloture?
Three countries mentioned in the presentation that attempted to hack Hilary Clinton's server?
What are Germany, China and South Korea?
Federal projects, grants, and contracts available to state and local governments, businesses, colleges, and other institutions in a congressional district
What is Pork Barrel?
Proposed a unicameral legislature and that each state would have one vote
What is the New Jersey Plan?
People that play dominant roles in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills when they are brought before the full house
What is a Committee Chair?
A situation where the House of Representatives serves as prosecutor and the Senate acts as Judge and Jury
What is Impeachment?
The items Strom Thurmond carried to aid his 24 hour and 18 minute filibuster
What are cough drops and malted-milk tablets?
A legislature divided into two houses
What is Bicameral Legislature?
Formed the bicameral legislature we know today, with the house of representatives being based on population size, and the senate with two representatives per state
What is the Connecticut Compromise?
Committee that exists in a few policy areas, such as the economy and taxation, and draw their membership from both the Senate and the House
What is a Joint Committee?
The man who supported Thomas Jefferson for the presidency at a crucial moment against Aaron Burr
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
The only point out of Woodrow Wilson's 14 that was implemented into the Versailles Treaty
What is the League of Nations?
An office mandated by the Constitution. The Speaker is chosen in practice by the majority party, has both formal and informal powers, and is second in line to succeed to the presidency should that office become vacant
What is The Speaker of the House?
Proposed that both houses of the legislature would be determined proportionally according to population
What is the Virginia Plan?
Formed when the Senate and the House pass different versions of the same bill (which they typically do). Consists of members of each house chosen to iron out Senate and House differences and to report back a compromise bill
What is a Conference Committee?
A form of discipline used by the Senate against its members. It is a formal statement of disapproval, but doesn´t remove them from office
What is Censure?
What is the entire first verse of "I'm Just a Bill" by Schoolhouse Rock?
I'm just a bill.
Yes, I'm only a bill.
And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.
Well, it's a long, long journey
To the capital city.
It's a long, long wait
While I'm sitting in committee,
But I know I'll be a law someday
At least I hope and pray that I will,
But today I am still just a bill.
The committee in the House of Representatives that reviews most bills coming from a House committee
What is the House Rules Committee?
Inspired the Virginia Plan
Who is James Madison?
May be temporary or permanent Usually have a focused responsibility. The House and Senate each have a permanent type of this committee on Intelligence, for example
What is a select committee?
The four Powers of the House of Representatives
What are Investigations, Initiating Revenue Bills, Impeaching Civil Officers, and Breaking ties in Presidential Elections
The name of Mr. Thrall's boy band
What is Joshy T and the Boys?