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Reapportionment
Senate vs. House
Legislative Processes
Checks on other Branches
Committees
100
Taken by the Federal Government every ten years to count the population to determine the number of each state's congressional districts.
What is a census?
100
The most important position in the House.
What is Speaker of the House.
100
Placed on a committee by the leader of the party in power.
What is committee membership?
100
A model for the govenance of democratic states. Under this model the federal government is devided into three branches.
What is separation of powers?
100
These are permanent committees that cover the big issues.
What is standing committee?
200
Draws congressional district lines.
What is the State Legislature?
200
The most powerful position in the Senate.
What is majority leader?
200
A rule that says you can only add relevant content to a bill.
What is germane?
200
Judicial review was given to the Supreme Court increasing their power in which court case?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
200
Combined committee of House and Senate that does research and investigates.
What is joint committee?
300
The drawing of congressional lines to benefit one party over the other.
What is gerrymandering?
300
Makes certain that party members are present for vote and vote with the party.
What is party whip?
300
This rule sets time restrictions on debate and prevents amendments.
What is closed rule?
300
This happens when the president has not signed or declined a bill presented by Congress within ten days.
What is poket veto?
300
Make compromises between the House and Senate versions of the same bill.
What is Conference Committee?
400
Authorized Federal Courts to be the final authority on the creation of house districts.
What is Baker v. Carr?
400
Speech that goes on til clotured by 60 senators.
What is filabuster?
400
An addition made to a bill that has nothing to do with that bill.
What is a rider?
400
Power of the president to nullify or cancel specfic provisions of a bill without vetoing the whole bill.
What is line-item veto?
400
Temporary and are only formed for special purposes.
What is Select Committee?
500
In Shaw v. Reno, the Supreme Court ruled this was unconstitutional.
What is racial gerrymandering? DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
500
This is a committee that limits the debate on bills in the House.
What is the House Rules Committee?
500
Amendments added onto bills that are irrelavent and will give advantages to your constituents.
What is pork barrel legislation?
500
A joint resolution providing that the president can send U.S. armed forces into action abroad only by authorization of congress.
What is War Powers resolution? DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!
500
Only in the House and deals with any legislation that deals with taxes of money.
What is the Ways and Means Committee? FINAL JEOPARDY!!!!