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Vocabulary
Bill to Law
100
This Congressional House has an age requirement of 25 years old.
What is the House or Representatives?
100
This gives Congress the power to regulate interstate trade.
What is the Commerce Clause?
100
This is a fundraising organization that donates money to candidates.
What is a PAC?
100
An assistant to a party floor leader who watches how representatives vote on bills.
What is whip?
100
This is where a bill goes after the subcommittee.
What is committee?
200
This is the term length for a Senator?
What is 6 years?
200
This occurs when the Presidency and Congress are controlled by 2 different parties.
What is gridlock?
200
This is unique about how a tax bill is introduced.
What is it must be introduced in the House?
200
A provision included on a bill on a subject other than those covered in the bill?
What is a rider?
200
The two things a President can do when he receives a bill.
What is sign or veto?
300
This committee directs the flow of legislation.
What is the Rules Committee?
300
Name one way Congress and the President share power.
What is budget, appointments, treaties...
300
This occurs when Congress is debating a bill where they listen to testimony about the bill.
What is a Congressional Hearing?
300
A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence or government policy?
What is an interest group?
300
The difference in how bills are introduced in the House and the Senate.
What is House dropped in a hopper, Senate must be formally introduced by a senator?
400
This is the difference in debate between the House and the Senate.
What is the House is limited and the Senate is unlimited?
400
Name 2 non-legislative powers of Congress.
What is confirming appointments, declaring war and approving treaties?
400
List three factors that influence lawmakers.
What is personal opinion, if an issue is controversial or not, staffers, constituents, party affiliation...
400
Sets up a federal program and specifies how much money can be used for it.
What is authorization bill?
400
This is where a bill goes if there are differences in a bill drafted in the House and Senate.
What is Conference Committee?
500
This person is the Speaker of the House's assistant that helps plan legislation.
What is majority leader?
500
Describe the connection between the Commerce Clause and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
What is the expansion of the Commerce Clause to include more than buying and selling goods.
500
This is the House Committee that revises tax and spending bills.
What is Ways and Means?
500
Legislates a grant of money to pay for a government program.
What is appropriation bill?
500
This step is unique to the House of Representatives.
What is the Rules Committee?