AP US govt and politics ch12 legislature – Flashcards
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___ committees draw their membership from both the house and senate
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Conference
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__members present and voting can halt a filibuster by voting for cloture
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60
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__ privileges refer to the free use of the mail system enjoyed by congress
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Franking
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A __ committee is one appointed for a limited specific purpose such as that set up to investigate the watergate scandal
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Select
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A legislature divided into two houses is called a __ legislature
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Bicameral
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A proposed law drafted in legal language is called a
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Bill
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According to the constitution once impeached federal officials are then tried in the
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Senate
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According to the constitution revenue bills must originate in the
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House of Representatives
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After each federal census
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Seats are reallocated in the house
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Appropriations judiciary and armed services are examples of __ committees
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Standing
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Committee chairs play a dominant role in
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Scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing sub committees , managing committee bills
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Comparison between members of the house and senate concerning the impact of incumbency on their reelection chances shows that one of the reasons that senators have a smaller advantage is because they
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More likely to be held accountable on controversial issues
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Cutting through red tape to give people what they think they have the right to is
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Casework
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House seats are up for reelection every
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Two years
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How many senators are elected from each state?
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Two
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In terms of religion most members of congress are
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Protestant
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Legislative __ is the process of monitoring the bureaucracy and to administration of policy
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Oversight
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Members of congress who informally band together in groups to promote and protect mutual interests form what
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Caucuses
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Most of the business in congress take place in
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Committees and subcommittees
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Nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court must be confirmed by
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The senate
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One of the key differences between the house and senate is that the house
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Has more policy specialization
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One of the key differences between the house and senate is that the senate
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Is less dependent on seniority
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Only __ can formally submit a bill for congressional consideration
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Members of the house and senate
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Party leaders who work with the majority or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party are called
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Whips
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Substantive representation refers to
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Representing the interests of groups
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The. __ helps congress perform its oversight functions by reviewing the activities of the executive branch to see if it is following the congressional intent of the laws
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General accounting office
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The filibuster
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Is unique to the senate
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The house __ committee reviews most bills coming from other committees before they go on to the full house his performing a traffic cop function
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Rules
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The house rules committee
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Reviews most bills coming from the committee before going to full house
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The income and occupations of members of congress are
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High income lawyers
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The minority whip
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Keeps a close head count on key votes and tries to keep the party in line
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The pork barrel and casework are examples of
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Opportunities for credit claiming by members of congress
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The principle Partisan ally of the speaker of the House or the party's manager in the senate is called the
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Majority leader
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The single most important advantage to someone trying to get elected to congress is
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Being an incumbent
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The United States has __ senators
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100
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What are the dominant prior occupations of members of congress ?
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Lawyers
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When members of congress hold a hearing to question a cabinet member on how a law is being carried out they are engaging in
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Legislative oversight
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When the House and senate pass different versions of the same bill
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A conference committee is appointed to resolve differences
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Which of the following congressional offices is mandated by the constitution
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Speaker of the house
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Which of the following is permitted to draft bill?
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Everyone
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Which of the following offices is responsible for making economic projections about the performance of the economy the cost of proposed policies etc
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Congressional budget office
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Why are so many senators reluctant to use cloture
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For fear of setting a precedent to be used against them when they want to filibuster
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Within the last few years power in congress has become more
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Decentralized with the proliferation of subcommittees and caucuses
