Vocabulary Part 1
Provides checks and balances within congress.
Bicameral legislature.
Action to prevent a Senate bill from a final.
Filibuster.
Way that 60 senators can end a filibuster.
Cloture Resolution.
Made history when serving as Speaker pf the House as first female speaker.
Nancy Pelosi.
How many Representatives does California have?
53.
Fills leadership role if vice president is unavailable in the Senate.
President Pro Tempore.
Temporary committee to investigate an issue.
Select committee.
One cause of congressional staff increases.
Complex Legislation.
Gives the member with the longest uninterrupted service the leadership of that committee.
Seniority System.
Who is currently speaker of the House of Representatives?
Nancy Pelosi.
Branch given the most power by Founding Fathers.
Congress.
Personal staff hnadling growing constituent requests.
Caseworker.
Initiated redistricting plans to give party advantage.
Elbridge Gerry.
Parallel to the job of assistant to the speaker.
House minority leader.
Who is currently majority party leader in the Senate?
Chuck Schumer.
Agency that projects the costs of proposed programs.
CBO.
Decides who will testify about bills.
Committee Chair.
Can stop the progress of unanimous consent.
Hold.
Personal staff that researches and drafts bills for a lawmaker.
Legislative Assistant.
Who is currently a Senior Senator from California.
Dianne Feinstein.
Drawing of district boundaries to benefit a party.
Gerrymandering.
Can stop a House Bill from reaching a floor vote.
House Rules Committe.
Temporary group that researches and reports on a topic or bill.
Joint Committee.
Used to express disapproval of members behavior.
Censure.
Who is currently a Junior Senator from California?
Alex Padilla.