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Congress
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Public Policy
100
the creation of policy to address the problems and needs of the entire nation
What is national lawmaking?
100
a reallocation of congressional seats among the states every ten years, following the census
What is reapportionment?
100
the electoral edge affored to those already in office
What is the incumbency advantage?
100
a permanent committee responsible for legislation in a particular policy area
What is a standing committee?
100
observing and recording what is happening in society that gives rise to public policy issues
What is monitering?
200
the voters in a state or district
What is constituency?
200
the unequal distribution of population among districts
What is malapportionment?
200
the idea that an elected body should mirror demographically the population it represents
What is descriptive representation?
200
the committee that determines how and when debate on a bill will take place
What is the House Rules Committee?
200
describing the factors in society that contribute to the social condition
What is explaining?
300
congressional work to advance the issues and ideological preferences of constituents
What is policy representation?
300
process of dividing states into legislative districts
What is redistricting?
300
a practice of unlimited debate in the Senate to prevent or delay a vote on a bill
What is a filibuster?
300
a committee appointed to deal with an issue or problem not suited to a standing committee
What is a select committee?
300
predicting what social conditions will be like in the future with and without a change in policy
What is forecasting?
400
congressional work to secure projects, services, and funds for the represented district
What is allocative representation?
400
redistricting to benefit a particular group
What is gerrymandering?
400
a vote to end a Senate filibuster; requires a three fifths majority or 60 votes
What is a cloture?
400
a combined House-Senate committee formed to coordinate activities and expediate legislation in a certain area
What is a joint committee?
400
judge whether current social conditions are acceptable and judge whether current public policy is adequate
What is evaluating?
500
legislative work on behalf of individual constituents to solve their problems with government agencies and programs
What is casework?
500
presidential authority to strike out individual spending provisions in a budget; passed by Congress but ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court
What is line-item veto?
500
presidential authority to kill a bill submitted within ten days of the end of a legislative session by not signing it
What is pocket veto?
500
a temporary committee formed to reconcile differences in House and Senate versions of a bill
What is a conference committee?
500
suggest what government should be doing to promote good social conditions
What is perscribing?