Congressional Powers and Processes
Term for Congress's power to review and supervise the activities of the executive branch
What is oversight?
The process of redrawing electoral district boundaries, usually after a census
What is redistricting?
he term for a directive issued by the president that has the force of law
What is an executive order?
The power of the courts to review and determine the constitutionality of laws and actions of the government
What is judicial review?
term describes the administrative organization responsible for implementing government policies and programs
What is the federal bureaucracy?
Congressional committee responsible for determining the rules and procedures for debate in the House of Representatives
What is the House Rules Committee?
This term describes a congressional district in which a minority group makes up the majority of the population
What is a majority minority district?
The presidential power to reject a bill passed by Congress
What is a veto?
This landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
term describes rules and restrictions imposed by government agencies on individuals and businesses
What is regulation?
The term for the member of Congress responsible for ensuring party discipline and gathering votes
What is a whip?
The term for the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries to benefit one political party
What is partisan gerrymandering?
The term for when the president takes no action on a bill passed by Congress, effectively vetoing it
What is a pocket veto?
The term for prior legal decisions that serve as a guide for current cases
What is precedent?
the term for the informal alliance between bureaucrats, interest groups, and congressional committees or subcommittees
What is an iron triangle?
the procedure used in the House of Representatives to force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for consideration
What is a discharge petition?
The process of allocating seats in the House of Representatives based on changes in population
What is apportionment?
This law limits the president's ability to deploy troops without congressional approval
What is the War Powers Resolution?
The written opinion of a judge who disagrees with the majority decision in a case
What is a dissenting opinion?
the process of putting laws into practice through government agencies
What is implementation?
The title given to the member of Congress who presides over a congressional committee
What is committee chair?
This term describes an organization that raises and spends money to influence elections and policymaking
What is a political action committee?
the statement issued by the president when signing a bill into law, indicating how they interpret the law or plan to enforce it
What is a signing statement?
Level of the federal judiciary hears appeals from district courts
What are federal courts of appeals?
term describes the authority given to bureaucrats to interpret and implement laws
What is bureaucratic discretion?