Vocabulary
Committees
House
Senate
Support for Congress
100
2 years
How long is a term in Congress?
100
A committee that meets year after year to deal common bills every congress must deal with.
What is a standing committee?
100
Length of a House members term.
What is two years?
100
Length of a Senate term.
What is six years?
100
This person researches and writes bills for members of congress.
What is a legislative assistant?
200
One year
How long is a session of Congress?
200
A committee that only meets in the House of Representatives. This committee controls the flow of legislation onto the floor of the House.
What is the rules committee?
200
The process in which census data is used to decide how many representatives should be allotted to each state.
What is reapportionment?
200
The most powerful person in the Senate?
Who is the majority leader?
200
The person helps constituents for a member of congress.
What is a caseworker?
300
The people who elect a congressperson to his or her position.
What are Constituents?
300
A study committee made up of members of both the house and senate that acts as a study group.
What is a joint committee?
300
The most powerful person in the House of Representatives?
Who is the speaker of the House?
300
A legislative tactic used by the minority to delay the vote on a bill.
What is a filibuster?
300
This Supreme Court case stated that all congressional district must have about the same number of people.
What is Westberry v sanders (1964)?
400
A congress person who is running for reelection.
What is an incumbent?
400
A committee that is formed for a short time in order to investigate an issue.
What is a select committee?
400
The process of drawing congressional districts to favor one particular political party.
What is Gerrymandering?
400
With a two thirds Senate vote, this tactic will end debate and move to voting on a bill.
What is cloture?
400
This organization reviews the fiscal impact of bills.
What is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)?
500
An official rebuke of a member of congress.
What is a censure?
500
When there are differences in the House and Senate versions of the same bill, this type of committee works out a compromise version.
What is a conference committee?
500
Total members in the House of Representatives
What is 435?
500
the most senior member of the majority party
What is the Senate president pro tempore?
500
This is the accounting firm for the federal government.
What is the Government Accounting Office (GAO)?
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