Constitution
Name to describe a two-house legislature
bicameral
the amount of money available in a fiscal year
appropriations
Committees that are permanent or at least are in place for a long time
Standing Committee
Promising another congressman that you will vote for their bill in exchange for a vote on yours
logrolling
When a district is drawn in a politically expedient way, this is known as:
gerrymandering
This power provides for regulation of businesses
interstate commerce
Watergate hearings are an example of this congressional power.
investigation
Temporary Committee that has members of the House and Senate
Joint Committee
When subcommittee members mark-up or change bills before sending them back to the whole committee, this is known as a bill getting
marked up
This term describes districts drawn in unequal ways
malapportionment
This house has the power of the purse. All revenue bills must start here.
House of Representatives
This type of bill states the maximum amount of money allowed to be spent in a year
authorization
The temporary committee that investigated Watergate is an example of this
select committee
Before 1970 when secret ballots started being used to pick the chairman of committees, this was used.
Seniority system
This case instituted the "one man, one vote" rule
Wesberry v. Sanders
This house must confirm presidential appointments
Senate
This person is the right hand man or woman of the Speaker and is responsible for scheduling votes
Majority Leader
This powerful Senate committee confirms judges.
Judiciary
About how many staff members work for Congress
30,000
This case allowed lines to be redrawn in North Carolina after a reverse discrimination claim was filed based on racially drawn lines.
Shaw v. Reno
Treatises entered into with foreign nations are confirmed this way.
2/3 vote of senate
This person serves as the go-between for leadership and members of the party.
Whip
The most powerful committee in the House that sets the standards for debate of bills is the:
rules committee
What type of person can draft a bill?
anyone
Case that said redistricting can be heard by the courts because it falls under the 14th amendment.