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Legislative
Executive & Legislative
Judicial
Definitions
100
Sine Die
What is a Latin word for an indefinite period and marks the end of an Ohio General Assembly?
100
Roll Call
What is an official vote on a bill or resolution where each representative is called to vote?
100
Quarum
What is a majority of the full membership called?
100
Jurisdiction
What is the authority of a court to hear a case called?
100
Constituents
What are voters in the district represented by a member of the General Assembly called
200
Majority Party
What is the political party having the most members in one house called?
200
resolution
What is a formal expression of the wishes of the Legislature and does not require approval by the Governor?
200
Rider
What is a provision not likely to pass on its own merit that is attachedt o an important measure certain to pass called?
200
Criminal Case
What is it when a defendant is tried for committing some action that congress has declared by law to be a federal crime?
200
Bill
What is a proposed change or addition to Ohio law called?
300
caucus
What is a groupin gof members determined by political party or a meeting of the minority or majority party members called?
300
Bicameral
What is a legislature composed of two legislative houses called?
300
Pocket Veto
What is it when the President does not act on a bill and the measure dies if Congress adjourns its session withn 10 days of submitting the bill?
300
Major Opinion
This is also known as the Opinion of the Court
300
district
What is the geographical area a legislator represents called?
400
Public Agenda
What is the societal problems that nation's political leaders and the general public agree need government attention called?
400
Joint Committee
What is a committee made-up of both Houses called? We saw one yesterday.
400
Veto
What is a refusal to sign a bill called?
400
Precedent
What are the major opinions or examples to be followed in similar cases as they arise in the lower courts or reach the Supreme Court?
400
Politicos
What is an attempt to combine the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles.
500
Grass Roots
This means of or from the people/average voters.
500
Fillibuster
What is an attempt to "talk a bill to death" or Mrs. H. lecture called?
500
Standing Committee
What are permanent panels to which all similar bills can be sent?
500
Sonia Sotomayor
Who is President Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court?
500
Copyright
What is the exclusive right of an author to reproduce, publish, and sell his or her creative work.