Taxing and Spending Bills
From where does the government get money?
Taxes
Passing laws to appropriate money for local federal projects is called _________
pork-barrel legislation
What method of voting does the Senate NOT use?
secret ballot
DAILY DOUBLE!! ___________are special interest groups influence lawmakers to vote in favor of their programs.
Political Action Committees (PACs)
_________is when a committee ignores a bill or sets it aside for use or reference at a later or even unspecified time.
Pigeonholing
The government is legally committed to spending for uncontrollables because of _____________
previous legislation
Federal grants and contracts are awarded by agencies of the ___________
Executive Branch
A ________ is an unrelated provision attached to a bill.
Rider
Strong _________ influenced Congress to vote for military action in the Persian Gulf.
public support
__________are matters requiring the action of both the House and Senate, but on which laws not needed are called.
Concurrent resolutions
Social programs that continue from one year to the next, are called_________
entitlements
DAILY DOUBLE!! Local projects such as post offices, dams, military bases, and hospital are examples of ___________projects.
public works
The __________allows the president to kill a bill during the last 10 days Congress is in session by refusing to act on it.
Pocket Veto
On issues that affect their constituents daily lives, most members of Congress vote according to _______________.
the needs of their districts
Special interest groups that raise money to help elect lawmakers are known as ___________
Political Action Committees
The _____________is where all the important tax laws start (be specific)
House Ways and Means Committee
What is a constituent?
The people represented by the politician
With a _______vote, Congress can override a vetoed bill.
2/3
In the House of Representatives, members typically vote with their party more than ____ percent of the time.
70
Social security is an example of an __________.
entitlement
The ________forbids members to offer any amendments to a bill from the floor.
closed rule
Name the three ways Congress tries to bring federal government projects and money to their states and districts.
pork-barrel legislation, winning federal grants and contracts, keeping federal projects local
A bill in the House of Representatives is assigned an __________ as it is dropped in the hopper.
HR number
___________, an Idaho Senator is known for publicly criticizing President Lyndon B. Johnson's conduct of the Vietnam War.
Frank Church
Party voting is always strong regarding ________issues.
farming