Vocabulary
The drawing of district boundaries to benefit a party.
What is gerrymandering?
The member of the House of Representatives you MOST expect to see talking with the President about a particular house bill.
What is the Speaker of the House?
This is a written agreement between two or more states.
What is an Interstate compact?
These powers were granted or delegated to the national (federal) government.
What are delegated powers?
This is how old a person has to be to be in the House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old?
Last ditch action to prevent a Senate bill from being passed by talking.
What is filibuster?
Branch that was given the most power by the Founding Fathers.
What is Congress or Legislative Branch?
States that can't settle disputes with other states must seek resolutions here.
What is the Supreme Court?
If not delegated to the national government, these power are given to the States.
What are reserved powers?
A person has to be this old to run for the Senate.
What is 30 years old?
This staff member who provide information to the media about the Congresswoman's support of a particular bill.
What is press secretary?
The reason why you would prefer to be in the Senate over the House is this.
What is you don't have to run for office as often?
This is the course of action that government decides to take.
What is public policy?
These are powers shared by the State and Federal government.
What are concurrent powers?
This is the current Speaker of the House?
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
This statement of formal disapproval to a member of Congress.
What is censure?
The committee that a congressman should request to be on if his home state had a lot of oil and he wants to be re-elected.
What is Energy and Commerce committee?
This is a request to return a criminal to a state that the criminal has fled across state lines.
What is extradite?
Granting someone a title of nobility is not allowed in America, so its an example of denied powers to which part of government? (Federal or State)
What is both Federal and State?
This person gets to vote if its a 50-50 tie.
Who is the Vice President?
This person fills the leadership roll if the Vice President is unavailable.
What is president pro tempore?
Temporary committee in Congress to investigate an issue.
What is select committee?
The was the main reason the framers of the Constitution created federalism was to protect the citizens from this.
What is an all powerful central government?
This makes the acts and treaties of the United States supreme.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
This is a law requiring state-level services to meet minimum national standards.
What is a mandate?