Vocab
Ending debate. Sometimes this doesn't happen in the Senate
Cloture
Relevant to the bill at hand. Bills in the House must be this
Germaine
Advise and consent
Talking a bill to death. It can happen in the Senate if a vote isn't taken to end debate.
Fillibuster
Gerrymandering
The Speaker of the House can do this to control debate.
The Speaker can determine who can speak on a particular bill.
This is not limited in the Senate in terms of time.
Debate
Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
A specific district. The Constituency may vary from that of a senator.
Who an elected official represents
A constituency
These kind of bills begin in the House of Representatives
Spending or appropriations.
True or false the Senate can impeach a federal official.
False. They may try them. To impeach is to charge. That is the job of the House.
Data that can not be measured numerically.
Qualitative data
This committee reviews all bills in the House and assign bills to a specific committee.
The House Rules Committee
This activity is strictly controlled in the House - Time limits ect.
Debate
If one senator informally gives objection to a particular bill and it may be bogged down in the Senate - this is called .....
A hold
Mandatory Spending
Spending that must take place by law.
Discretionary spending
This is a voting tactic to move the bill from a House committee to the floor of the House.
Discharge Petition
Who is the consituency of a Senator
The entire state.
Data that can be measured
Quantitative data