Vocabulary
That’s the idea that more and more people are becoming independent instead of aligning with one of the two major political parties.
Dealignment
A 6 year term
Senate
It schedules the debate order and rules for all bills coming to the floor of the House.
Rules Committee
permanent; they do most of the work
Standing committees
The number of electoral votes
538 electoral votes -270 needed to win.
If no candidate gets to 270, the race goes to the House of Representatives, where the top 3 candidates survive, and each state delegation may cast one vote for the candidate.
This media term is when the media plays up certain issues as being important,
Agenda setting
Tends to be more concerned with taxes and spending, awarding it a lot of influence when it comes to the national purse.
House of Representatives
Designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question, This can only be stopped by a vote of cloture (requiring 60 Senate votes).
Filibuster
Created for a specific purpose, sometimes to conduct an investigation
Select committees
These are all advantages of this genre of congressional elections
-Name recognition
Free mailing
Ability to raise more money
Congressional staff has done casework for constituents
Money and projects have been brought back to the district/state and credited to the member of Congress.
Incumbency
How candidates are nominated for federal elections.
-the caucus system, and also the direct primary.
Remember the direct primary can be open (any registered voter can vote for candidates of either party) or closed (only registered party members can vote for members of that political party). Those who will officially vote for the nominees at party conventions are called delegates.
approves presidential nominations
Senate
It’s in Article II, and involves the approval of Presidential appointments by the Senate. It applies mainly to federal judges.
Advise and Consent Clause
Members of both House and Senate involved; they oversee the Library of Congress and conduct investigations.
Joint committees
Money procured by members of Congress to bring back to their constituents which might be deemed wasteful spending.
Pork Barrel Spending
Members of Congress typically vote for each other’s projects. This process is known as “logrolling”, or reciprocity. Overall, the amount of money spent on pork barrel spending is extremely small compared to other areas of spending in the federal govt., especially entitlement spending.
These are elections in which there are major shifts in voting groups or voter involvement.
Realigning election
Impeachment hearings must begin here.
House of Representatives
The people that an elected official represents. For a member of the House, it’s their state district. For a senator, it’s their state. For the President, it’s the nation.
Constituents
House and Senate members; when a different bill is passed in the House than the one in the Senate, the two groups meet to iron out the differences.
Conference committees
These are two of the most important committees
- House Committee; all tax bills start here
- Senate Cmte.; must confirm all federal judges
Ways and Means & Judiciary Committee
This is one of the names that Abby said wrong in freshman year at lunch when we were trying to name Makenna's water bottle, and it still proves to be difficult for her to say when she needs to read it out loud.
Ian
Abby would prefer this role
Senate because its more prestigious
Makenna is obsessed with that scandal show that is all about gov't stuff. What is my current favorite show to watch?
Shameless
Where am I committee (d)
University of California, Santa Barbara
gotta say it all the way. I just thought it was a silly little joke
Am I a cat person?
Yes. I like cats quite a lot.
mucho fluff