Representing the People (Roles, Qualifications, and Privileges)
100
A form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet passed or made a law.
What is a bill?
100
A United States Senator or Representative
Who can can give an idea for a United States Bill?
100
Pigeonholing
What is the term for ignoring a bill and letting it die?
100
The Elastic Clause is a statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
What is the Elastic Clause?
100
Lobbyist are people hired by private groups to influence government decision makers.
What are lobbyists?
200
A group of people who try to influence legislators or public officials in favor of a specific cause.
What is the definition of lobby?
200
The bill is introduced to the Full House.
After the idea is written into a bill who is it introduced to?
200
A voice vote is when those in favor say "Yea" and those against say "No."
What is a voice vote?
200
Implied powers are powers that are not stated in the Constitution, and given to Congress!
What are implied powers?
200
The franking privilege is that Senators and Representatives can send job-related mail without paying postage.
What is the franking privilege?
300
A written law passed by the legislative body.
What is the definition of Statute?
300
The Joint Committee works out the differences between the House and the Senate bills and comes up with a final bill.
What does The Joint Committee do?
300
The Senates three methods of voting are a voice vote, standing vote, and a roll call vote.
What is the Senates three methods of voting?
300
Expressed Powers are powers listed in The U.S. Constitution for the national government.
What are expressed powers?
300
Casework is when members of Congress act as trouble shooters for people from their home districts and states who request help in dealing with the federal government.
What is casework?
400
The act or process of lawmaking.
What is the definition of legislation?
400
This bill becomes a law!
What happens if the Executive (President or Governor) approves the bill and he or she signs it , what does this bill become?
400
A standing vote is when those in favor of a bill stand to be counted, and then those against it stand to be counted.
What is a standing vote?
400
Reserved powers are powers given specifically to the state governments.
What are Reserved Powers?
400
This is known as Pork-Barrel Projects.
Government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state are know as what?
500
A joint committee of Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill.
What is the definition of a conference committee?
500
2/3
The House and Senate can override a veto with a _________ majority vote?
500
A roll-call vote is when senators respond "Aye" or "No" as their names are called.
What is a roll-call vote?
500
Concurrent powers are powers shared by the national and state governments.