Methods Of Voting
a voting style that is a mixture of all other styles
What is Politico?
Powers you can find expressed directly in the constitution.
What are expressed powers?
A power held by all, especially the president.
What is a veto?
When both houses of congress combine to discuss and change one bill
What is conference comittee?
A delegate that votes on what they believe to be best
What is a trustee?
Forget Tom, Jerry's partner should be this 11 letter word.
What is Gerrymander?
A president may say no to a bill because of this vocab word
What is a rider?
A permanent committee in the house or senate
A voting style where you vote with the ideals of your party
What is partisan?
Speaking of powers, you need a ______ to get anything done!
What is a Quorum?
A word used to descibe the current person in a office
What is an incumbent?
A group of people that are represented by congress
What is a constituency?
A person elected to represent you
What is a delegate?
Powers that are not directly labelled in the constitution
What is implied power?
You would hope that a president is not this
What is impeached?
This was called after the attack on pearl harbor
What is a special session?
A way to stop filibusters
What is a cloture?
To limit it's power (among other reasons), congress is spread between two houses. What is the descriptive word for this?
What is bicameral?
A ticking clock ignored by the president
What is a pocket veto?
An annoying tactic used by both parties to cause proceedings to grind to a halt