Do Congress members really represent their constituents?
Organizational leadership in Congress
How a bill becomes law
100
This is the meaning of the word "Congress."
What is coming together
100
This is known as a bicameral legislature
What is a legislative body consisting of two houses.
100
A constituent is known as this.
What is someone who votes for/supports a politician.
100
The majority leader in the House of Representatives represents this group in Congress.
What is the majority political party in the House of Representatives.
100
Only this member of society may introduce a bill into Congress.
What is a member of Congress.
200
This is the meaning of the word "Parliament."
What is a meeting of representatives.
200
This is how Congress shares powers with the President and the Supreme Court.
What is President can veto Congress and the Supreme Court deem acts of Congress unconstitutional.
200
These are the three theories on the behavior of Congressional members regarding how they represent their constituents.
What is attitudinal, representational, and organizational.
200
The minority leader in the Senate represents this group in Congress.
What is the minority political party in the Senate.
200
Amendments/edits are made to a bill during this step.
What is step 4/mark-up.
300
This part of society elects a member of Parliament to office.
What is political party leader.
300
The passage of this amendment changed the way Senators were elected.
What is the 17th amendment.
300
This theory asserts that Congressional members vote and conduct themselves in office according to the needs/demands of their constituents.
What is the representational view.
300
This organization in Congress are made of several congress members who help party leaders schedule Congressional business i.e. "they choose what major bills will receive the most attention."
What is policy committees.
300
This is the phenomenon where a U.S. President sits on a bill for 10 days during the end of a Congressional term, causing the bill to automatically die.
What is a pocket veto.
400
This member of society elects a member of Congress to office.
What is the people/constituents.
400
Before the passage of the 17th amendment, Senators were chosen by this group of society.
What are state legislatures.
400
This view asserts that Congressional members vote not accordance with the interests of their constituents but with the interests of other Congressional members who belong to their political party.
What is the organizational view.
400
This is the most important person in the House of Representatives.
Who is the speaker of the house.
400
Only this official has the authority to order a public report of a public report of a bill.
Who is the chairman of the committee.
500
This is what a Parliament consists of.
What are cabinet members and prime minister.
500
Between the 1950's and the 2000's, the number of women in Congress have increased by this percentage.
What is 15%.
500
This view asserts that since they are so many conflicting views within Congress, the views cancel each other out leaving Congressional members to vote solely based on their own needs/wants.
What is the attitudinal view.
500
This is an official in Congress whose main job is to ensure party discipline in Congress.
What is a whip.
500
This is the process where a vote is held to recommend a bill back to the house it originated from.