Senate
Is the Senate More Strict or Less? Why?
Less Strict due to less members and more mature
If a bill is stalled how can members force it onto the floor
With discharge petition
What is a incumbent
The person in office running again
Explain Standing Committee
A Committee that says from session to session
The VP can only do this in the senate
Cast Tie Breaking Votes
By not putting it on the agenda
What is Gerrymandering
The process of redrawing electoral districts for an advantage
Explain Joint Committee
A Committee that involves members from both houses
The most powerful one person in the Senate
Senate Majority Leader (Not as powerful as Speaker of the House)
The most powerful one person in all of congress
Speaker Of The House
What is Bicameral
Its Two Houses (House, Senate)
What is a select Committee
A Committee that was formed for a specific reason and disbanded after that (opposite of the standing)
When the Vice President is not present who takes over
The President Pro Temp (PPT) (But has no official power)
How does the speaker raise money for its member
What is Pacs
What is Naturalization
Determines the process by which immigrants become citizens
What is conference Committee
A Committee to hammer out the differences of bills
The Leader of the Senate constitutionally
Who is the Vice President
What is the Ways and Means Committee
The chief tax writing committee
What is Bully Pulpit
When a political figure reaches out to the people to pressure someone to do something
Are committees larger or smaller in the house compared to the Senate
Larger