AP 7-Legislative Branch
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Maestro622 on April 19, 2010
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ap political science-atascadero
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bicameral legislature* | legislature with two chambers |
| session | period of time during which a legislature meets to conduct business |
| census | a period count of the population |
| apportionment* | the assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census |
| redistricting* | to set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete |
| gerrymander | to divide electoral districts for one's own political gain |
| incumbency* | status of elected official that presently occupies an office |
| constituents | person whom a memver of congress has been elected to represent |
| party caucus* | A private meeting of members of a political party in Congress to devise strategy. |
| majority leader* | the Speaker's top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party's legislative program and to steer important bills through the House |
| whip* | assistant floor leader who organizes support of party members |
| calendars | a schedule that lists the order in which bills will be considered in Congress. |
| quorum | a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business |
| president pro tempore | senate member, elected by the senate, who stands in as president of the senate in the absence of the vice president |
| filibuster* | a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches |
| cloture | motion requiring 60 votes in Senate to stop debate |
| standing committee* | permanent committee of Congress that focuses on a paticular area |
| subcommittee | group within a standing committee of Congress that handles specials problems |
| select committee* | temporary committee of congress formed to deal with a paticular issue and report its findings to the senate or the house |
| joint committee | A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate usually acts as a study group and reports findings to the house and senate |
| conference committee* | temporary joint committee set up when the house and senate have passed different versions of the same bill |
| seniority system* | system that gives the member of the majority party with the longest service on a particular committee the leadership of that committee |
| expressed powers | congressional powers specifically stated in the Constitution |
| necessary and proper clause | gives Congress the power to carry out all laws that are necessary and proper for the public good |
| implied powers | powers of congress not stated in the constitution |
| revenue bill | law proposed to raise money |
| appropriations bill | proposed laws to authorize spending money |
| impeachment* | a formal process charging a public official with misconduct in office |
| legislative veto | the authority of congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place |
| private bill | a bill dealing with individual people or places |
| public bill | Applies to the entire nation |
| rider | A provision attached to a bill, to which it may or may not be related, in order to secure its passage |
| hearing | a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken |
| veto* | presidential power to reject a bill |
| pocket veto* | Pres. has 10 days to sign a bill, and if Congress adjourns before the 10 days it is called a pocket veto |
| appropriation | Approval of government spending |
| authorization bill | Sets up a federal program and specifies how much money may be spent for that program |
| bill | a proposed law |
| congressional review | nullification of agency regulation through a joint resolution of Congress |
| delegate* | representatives who vote the way their constituents want them to vote regardless of personal feeling |
| discharge petition* | authority in the House to bring a bill to the floor for voting when a committee does not act on the bill |
| divided government* | when different parties control the White House or Congress |
| hold* | delaying a bill from reaching the Senate floor until a member is consulted |
| logrolling* | voting to earn the support of a colleague in Congress |
| majority party* | the political party in each house of Congress with the most members |
| minority leader* | the elected leader of the party with the second highest number of elected representatives in the House or the Senate |
| oversight* | congressional review of the activities of an agency, department or office |
| politico* | representative who acts as trustee or delegate depending on a situation |
| pork* | bills that bring home money to the district of a member of Congress |
| senatorial courtesy* | when the president defers to a senator of a state when appointing a federal judge for their district |
| Speaker of the House* | elected leader of the majority party who heads the House |
| trustee* | representatives who listen to their constituents and then use best judgement to make final decision |
| War Powers Act* | limit on presidential power to send troops of 60 days |
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