To divide the work up among experts in that specific field
Name the hierarchy of the senate in order from most powerful to least powerful.
1. Vice President 2. President Pro Tempore 3 Majority leader 4. Minority Leader 5. Whips
What is a filibuster and what is needed to end it?
Talking a bill to death and a cloture resolution
What is The rejection of a presidential or executive branch action by a vote of one or both houses of Congress?
Legislative Veto
What is a rules committee and what house of congress is it in?
Determines whether a bill will be debated and voted on and House of Representatives
What is An attempt to provide funds and projects for a member’s home district or state?
Pork Barrel Legislation
What is the 7th step of how a bill becomes a law?
Is published as a law
What are 2 things that senate has to approve of the president?
Treaties, Judicial Appointments, Cabinet Appointments, removal of officials from office, appointments of attorney and ambassadors
What was the ruling of Shaw v. Reno?
Districts cannot be drawn based on separating races
What was the ruling of Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha?
Legislative vetoes are unconstitutional
What are 2 bills congress has to pass in order to money to be allocated and given to a program?
Authorization and Appropriation
What is the 4th step in how a bill becomes a law?
Is debated and voted on in the house it was originally introduced in
Define the following types of committees: Standing, Selective, Joint, Conference
Standing: Standard, Selective: Temporary for a specific issue, Joint: Committee from the beginning of bill made up both, Conference: Committee formed after bil
What is the 3rd step for how a bill becomes a law?
Rules committee determines whether to debate it (House only) and is put on the calendar
What is A required government expenditure that continues from one year to the next?
Entitlement
What are the time limits to speak in the House of Representatives and the Senate respectively?
5 minutes and unlimited
What is a quorum?
the number of members needed in order for a vote to count
What is the difference between mandatory spending and discretionary spending?
Mandatory spending does not need authorized each year while discretionary does
What is An attempt by members to gain the support of other members in return for their support on the member’s legislation
Logrolling
What is a line-item veto and is it legal?
Vetoing or refusing only sections of a bill. No
What are Part of a funding bill that will go toward a certain purpose ?
Earmark
What are Additions to legislation which generally have no connection to the legislation?
Rider
Name 3 non-legislative Powers of Congress. Need to name all 3
Electoral Power (Electoral College)
Amendment Power
Impeachment
Executive powers of the Senate
Investigative/Oversight Powers
What is the 5th step in a how a bill becomes a law?
Goes through the other house of congress
What is the first step in a bill becoming a law?
Introduced, numbered and assigned to a committee
Name the hierarchy of the House of Representatives in order from most powerful to least powerful
1. Speaker of the House 2. Majority Leader 3. Minority Leader 4. Whips
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