What's the point?
An intential delay to prevent a bill from progressing in the Senate.
What is filibuster?
I have the power to introduce a bill.
Who are members of Congress?
What is political polarization?
The process by which state legislatures redraw congressional legislative districts.
What is redistricting?
This person can prevent a bill from ever being seen by the full House or Senate
A principle that divides Congress to allow for diversified respresentation - one by population and one by statehood.
What is bicameralism?
I have the power to break a tie in a Senate vote.
Who is the Vice President.
The party that has the most seats so chooses the committee chairs giving power to set the agenda.
A person who uses franking privilege, name recognition, and experience helping consitutents to get re-elected to a seat.
Who is an incumbent?
A procedural rule in the House that prevents any amendments to a bill.
What is a closed rule?
A procedure in the Senate for ending debate on a bill, especially in the event of a filibuster.
What is cloture?
I have the most power of anyone in the Senate.
Who is the Senate Majority Leader.
A representative model where a Congress person sticks with the views of his constituents even if they hold opposite views.
What is a delegate model?
Manipulation of district boundaries to achieve a political goal.
What is gerrymandering?
A permanent committee in Congress to focus on a specific policy area.
What is a standing committee?
The process changed by the 17th Amendment.
What is the direct election of Senators?
I have the power to ensure communication between the party membership and the party leaders, especially when it is time to vote on a bill.
Who is the whip?
Meeting of the members of a party to select party leaders including the Speaker of the House.
What is a party caucus/ party conference?
The landmark case that disallowed the considersation of race alone in drawing congressional districts.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
A committee whose job it is to reconcile the language between House and Senate bills before final approval.
What is a conference committee
A petition that if signed by a majority of House members will move a bill from committee to the floor for consideration.
What is a discharge petition?
I have the power to orginate spending bills.
Who is the House of Representatives?
Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators to help get their targetted bills passed.
What is logrolling?
Spending that an incumbent secures for his/her district for pet projects.
What are earmarks?
This committee establishes the framework for debate in the House and decides which bills are scheduled to be heard.
What is the Rules Committee?