clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out its expressed powers
What is Elastic clause
100
a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill
What is cloture
100
to accuse government officials of misconduct in office
What is impeach
100
a person from a legislator’s district
What is constituents
100
a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
What is Constitution
200
the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem
What is casework
200
a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why the person is being held
What is writ of habeas corpus
200
a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
What is ex post facto
200
a group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group.
What is select committee
200
the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries.
What is Senate
300
a resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress
What is joint resolution
300
an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
What is gerrymandering
300
representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
What is lobbyist
300
is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.
What is speaker of the house
300
is one of the two houses of the United States Congress . It is frequently referred to as The House. The other house is the Senate.
What is House of Representatives
400
a population count taken by the Census Bureau
What is census
400
a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer.
What is president pro
400
a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill’s sponsor withdraws it
What is filibustering
400
an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions
What is special interest groups
400
a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power.
What is majority party
500
a completely unrelated amendment added to a bill
What is riders
500
president’s power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
What is pocket veto
500
the right of senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage
What is franking priviledge
500
for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district.
What is pork-barrel projects
500
is a political party that plays a smaller (in some cases much smaller) role than a major party in a country's politics and elections.