Vocabulary
The practice of appropriating government funds for local projects to satisfy voters and win political support? The term is often associated with earmarks that direct federal funds to specific projects or districts.
What is- Pork-barrel Legislation
What is the count of voting members in Congress?
What is- 435
The number of members in the House
What are 435 voting members?
How many total Senators are there?
What is 100?
Where can ideas for bills come from?
What are from Citizens, lobbyists, or other representatives of interest groups, or the executive branch?
The procedural tactic used in the Senate by a minority of senators to delay or block a vote on a bill or other measure. It works by extending debate and preventing a simple majority from getting to a vote?
What is- The Filibuster
How do lobbyists influence Congress?
What is- convincing members of congress to support policies favored by the groups they represent.
The basic age requirement to be a representative
What is at least 25 years old?
How long does a Senator's term last?
What is 6 years?
What is the hopper in the House of Representatives?
What is the box near the clerk’s desk that members can put bills into?
The procedural maneuver in the U.S. Senate to end delays and stalling tactics and bring a matter to a vote?
What is- Cloture Resolution
Congress is a bicameral (two chamber) legislature, What are the two chambers in congress.
What is- The House of Representatives and The Senate
The length of time a person has to be a US citizen before serving in the House of ` Representatives
What is at least seven years?
What are Senators directly elected by?
What is Popular vote?
What is the name of a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill?
What is a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill.
The 1819 Supreme Court decision that established the principle of federal supremacy by ruling the federal government has implied powers beyond those explicitly listed in the Constitution?
What is- McCulloch v. Maryland
What is the main job of Congress?
What is- Levying taxes and control spending
Members of the house are elected this often.
What is two years?
What are three qualifications to be a Senator?
What are :Must be 30 years old, citizen for nine years, resident of the state?
What is an agreement by two or more lawmakers to support each other’s bills?
What is Logrolling?
The temporary spending measure passed by Congress to fund the federal government for a limited period, preventing a government shutdown when the annual budget has not been passed on time?
What is- Continuing Resolution
What does the ladder in the political cartoon symbolize?
What is- The Fiscal power and authority that only congress holds the power to access and distribute funds
The number of representatives from each state is determined by its population in this official count conducted every 10 years.
What is the census?
What does the Senate do?
What is approves president’s appointments and ratify treaties?
Why is it for a bill to become a law?
What is the process for a bill to become a law is a complicated and lengthy process?