American Government A Unit 2 – Flashcards
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Representatives are elected from
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Congressional districts
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Senators are elected for
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six-year terms
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One reason incumbents are reelected is that they have
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Name recognition with voters
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The flow of legislative work in Congress is controlled by the
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Majority Party
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Before both houses of Congress pass it and the president signs it, a proposed law is a
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bill
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This is required for a legislative body to take official action
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A quorum
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This person's main job is to steer the party's bills through the Senate
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Majority Leader
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These assistants make sure that legislators are present for key votes
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Whips
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The filibuster is not as strong a weapon as it used to be because of
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New Senate rules.
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This committee is set up when the House and Sentate have passed different versions of the same bill.
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Conference committee
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In the House one of the most prestigious committees is the
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Ways and Means
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This has guided the selection of committee chairpersons
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Senoirity system
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The United States Congress, which is made up of two houses, is a
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Bicameral Legislative
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This is NOT a qualification for election to senate
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Married for 5 years
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In Congress the majority and minority leaders are assisted by
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whips
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The standing committees of each house are controlled by
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the majority party
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These committees act as groups for the House and Senate
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Joint committees
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This is NOT a qualification for election to the House of Representatives
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a degree in law
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The process of setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment is called
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Redistricting
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The president of the Senate is the
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Vice President
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This is a House subcommittee
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Human Resources
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This great center of information contains almost a 100 million items
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Library of Congress
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Spending requests for the general welfare of the United States generally comes from the...
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Executive Branch
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This power enables Congress to regulate working conditions across the nation.
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To regulate Commerce
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This is a formal of misconduct against a public official.
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Impeachment.
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Giving this to a witness means that he or she is free from the threats of prosecution
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Immunity.
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Congressional committees may punish people who refuse to testify by.....
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Holding them in contempt
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Through this power, Congress can check on how the executive branch is administering the law.
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Legislative oversight.
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This mechanism is used to propose constitutional amendments.
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Resolutions
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This item requires the action of both houses, but no law is needed.
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Concurrent Resolution
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This action allows the president to kill a bill during the last ten days Congress is in session by refusing to act on it.
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Pocket Veto
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The national government gets most of the money it needs from...
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Taxes
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Because these social programs continue from one year to the next, they are called....
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Entitlements
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The government is legally committed to spending for uncontrollables because of...
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Previous legislature.
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Almost all important work on tax laws occurs in the
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House Ways and Means Committee
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House members are unable to offer amendments to a bill from the floor because of..
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The closed rule.
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This binds the government to spending for uncontrollables
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Previous legislature
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Special-interest groups that raise money to help elect lawmakers are called...
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PACs.
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These are a source of federal money and jobs.
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Federal grants and contracts.
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This is an example of an entitlemet
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Social Security.
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These committees have the power to cut budgets.
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Appropriations committees.
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Representatives of interest groups that work to influence Congress are called...
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Lobbyists.
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One area in which party voting is strong is....
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Farm issues
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Through public-works bills, Congress appropriates billions of dollars for local projects that are often called....
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Pork-barrel legislation.
