How A Bill Becomes A Law
What is the term for the action taken by the President to reject a bill that has been passed by both houses of Congress?
What is a presidential veto?
What is the title of the leader of the House of Representatives?
What is the Speaker of the House?
A member whose task is to keep the Speaker up-to-date with what the party and its members are thinking.
Who is a whip?
These groups of people generally have a higher chance of winning an election.
Who are incumbents?
This clause gives Congress the ability to create laws that are necessary and proper.
What is the Necessary and Proper clause?
What is the Elastic Clause?
In order for a bill to become law, what percentage of votes is required in both the House of Representatives and the Senate?
What is two-thirds (2/3) of each chamber?
What is the term for the staff member in a congressional office who is responsible for handling constituent inquiries and communications?
What is a caseworker?
A meeting of congressmen to advocate or popularize certain ideologies and interests.
What is a Congressional Caucus?
This year was known as the "year of the women."
What is 1992?
What is the term for the power of Congress to regulate commerce between states and with foreign nations?
What is the Interstate Commerce Clause?
What is the term for a situation where the President takes no action on a bill within ten days of receiving it, and the bill becomes law without his signature?
What is a pocket veto?
What is the term for the staff member in a congressional office who is responsible for managing the member's schedule and communications with other offices?
What is a chief of staff?
If a committee has had a bill for over a month, members of the House can file this to allow them to bring the bill to the floor.
What is a Discharge petition?
This party tends to do better in places with higher voter turnouts.
What is the Republican party?
What is the term for the power of Congress to investigate individuals or organizations suspected of wrongdoing?
What is the power of Congressional Oversight?
Which house of Congress must a bill originate in before it can be passed to the other house for consideration?
What is the House of Representatives?
What is the name of the staff agency in Congress that is responsible for providing nonpartisan policy analysis and research to members of Congress?
What is the Congressional Research Service?
This is a procedure that allows the Senate to continue doing its business in the event of a filibuster.
What is double-tracking?
The ability for an incumbent to send mail free of cost is known as what?
What is Franking Privilege?
What is the term for the power of Congress to impeach and remove from office the President, Vice President, and other civil officers?
What is the power of Impeachment?
What is the term for the committee appointed in both the House and Senate to resolve differences between different versions of a bill?
What is a conference committee?
What is the term for the type of congressional committee that is created to address a specific issue or problem, and is disbanded once it completes its work?
What is a select committee?
Projects such as roads, bridges, or research centers are made using federal funds.
What are Pork Barrell Projects?
What was the main reason that voters began preferring newer candidates rather than incumbents?
What are political scandals?
As incumbents got caught in scandals, voters preferred candidates with clean slates.
The powers of Congress are enumerated in which article and which section of the Constitution?
What is Article 1, Section 8?