Committee p2.
Congress
Cabinet
Role of Media
Checks and Balances
100
What is a rider?
During mark-up (editing the bill) attach an amendment to the bill that has nothing to with the bill and make everyone hate it.
100
What are the qualifications for the House or Representatives?
25 yrs old, 7yrs US citizen, Resident or representative of state
100
What is the Spoil System? 
Politician rewarding loyal political supporters
100
What is another word for Media? 
Medium
100
What are the three branches that can be checked?
Judicial, Executive, Legislative
200
What is a Voice Vote?
Ask for a voice vote. Everyone yells either “yea” or “nay” and it is not recorded who voted for or against a bill.
200
What is the number of members in the House of Representatives?
200
What are the functions of the Cabinet? 
Advise the president / run the executive branch
200
What is being biased? 
Favoring one view over another
200
How can the Executive Branch check and balance the Judicial Branch?
The President appoints justices (judges) to the Supreme Court
300
How many bills make it out of the committee?
300
What are the qualifications for the Senate?
30 yrs old, 9yrs as US citizen, Resident or representative of state.
300
What are the limitations of the Cabinet?
Loyalty
300
What is a story told in 15 seconds?
Sound Bite
300
How can the Legislative Branch check and balance the Judicial Branch?
May propose Constitutional Amendments to add to override previous judicial decisions, They set the number of justices on the court, May impeach Supreme Court, Justices for serious crimes
400
What is a select committe?
Perform specials and temporary tasks, like conducting investigations.
400
What is Reapportionment?
Process of re-dividing the 435 seats of the U.S. House of Representatives based upon each state's proportion of the national population.
400
What does the Inner Circle do? 
Communicate on behalf of the president, run day-to-day operations, Political strategies
400
What keeps watch over the government?
A Watchdog
400
How can the Legislative Branch check and balance the Executive Branch?
May reject presidential appointments, May withhold funding, May impeach President for serious crimes, May override Presidential Veto with 2/3rds
500
What is a Pocket Veto?
If the president does not sign the bill and congress adjourns within 10 days, it does not become law.
500
What are 3 delegated powers of Congress? 
Tax and Spend, Borrow money, Regulate commerce
500
What does the Department of Interior do? 
Protects the public lands and natural resources throughout the United States
Oversees relationships with American Indian nations
500
What term refers to methods of communicating with a lot of people? 
Mass Media
500
What is the objective of the Separation of Powers?
Dividing different powers among three branches of government
Prevents one branch from gaining too much power
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches have their own unique powers