VOCAB.2
the minimum # of members needed for official legislative action.
QUORUM
representatives to speaking for ? or less during a debate.
5 MINUTES
to remove
IMPEACH
the senate has this many desks facing a raised platform
100
all laws start as
bills
sections of a bill will be sent to 2 or more committees.
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION
House debates rarely last more than
one day.
population count
CENSUS
all states are this in the senate
equal
this committee in the house is the oldest & most powerful ; known as the traffic officer
House Rules Committee
a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate.
CLOTURE RESOLUTION
they sit on
opposite sides
process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census.
REAPPORTIONMENT
senators can debate a proposal on & off for
weeks or even months.
this means the 2 parties have agreed and no one objects
Unanimous consent
also know as to talk a bill to death
cloture resolution
this party has the power to select the leaders of that body to control the flow of legislative work, & to appoint the chairs of all the committees.
majority
the process of redrawing district lines after reapportionment has been completed.
REDISTRICTING
the senate is often called this
deliberative body
there are this many calendars in the senate
2: general orders and executive
list bills that are up for consideration.
calendar
house leadership meets this many goals
6
drawing districts to give one political party an electoral college advantage.
GERRYMANDERING
The vice president presides over the Senate but cannot vote except to
break a tie.
this committee in the House meets to debate & amend legislation; 100 members constitute a quorum.
Committee of the Whole