Congress
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caitlanjoelle on May 14, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Pork Barreling | legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in hope of winning their vote in the next election |
| War Powers Act | 1793: Notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops; had to gain congress' approval to stay longer than 90 days; designed to curtail President's power |
| Budget Impoundment Act | established congressional budget committees and the Congressional Budget Office, and gave Congress the power to prevent the president from refusing to fund Congressional initiatives |
| Whips | Party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party. |
| Filibuster | a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes; in Senate |
| Cloture Vote | a procedure for terminating debate over a bill, especially filibusters, in the Senate, in order to obtain a vote on the bill |
| President Pro Tempore | Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the vice president |
| House of Representatives qualifications | 25 years of age, citizen of state/country-7 years, 435 members |
| Senate qualifications | 30 years of age, 9 year US citizen, Inhabitant of state represented, 100 members |
| Duties of House of Representatives | propose revenue laws; elect president in the event of a tie; timed debate; If a member dies, resigns, or is impeached, he is replaced by a special election in their state |
| Duties of Senate | Confirm or reject treaties with other nations, confirm or reject presidential nominees; Untimed debates-they can have a filibuster; If a senator dies, resigns, or is impeached, the governor of that state appoints an new senator |
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