AP Gov - Congress: The First Branch (Ch 5)

5 Written Questions

1. A legislative practice wherein reciprocal agreements are made between legislators, usually i voting for or against a bill. In contrast to bargaining, logrolling unites parties that have nothing in common but their desire to exchange support.
2. A permanent legislative committee that considers legislation within its designated subject area; the basic unit of deliberation in the House and Senate.
3. The elected leader of the party holding less than a majority of the seats in the House or Senate.
4. The type of representation according to which representatives are held accountable to their constituents if they fail to represent them properly. That is constituents have the power to hire and fire their representatives.
5. A joint committee created to work out a compromise for House and Senate versions of a piece of legislation.

5 Matching Questions

1. Executive Agreement
2. Oversight
3. Congressional Caucus
4. Whip System
5. Veto

1. a An agreement between the president and another country that has the force of a treaty but does not require the Senate's "advice and consent".
2. b A communications network in each house of Congress. These people poll the membership to learn their intentions on specific legislative issues and assist the majority and minority leaders in various tasks.
3. c An association of members of Congress based on party, interest, or social characteristics such as gender or race.
4. d The president's constitutional power to turn down acts of Congress within ten days of their passage while Congress is in session. A presidential veto may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress.
5. e The effort by Congress, through hearings, investigations, and other techniques, to exercise control over the activities of executive agencies.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The right and power to decide if a change in policy will be considered.
   1. Oversight
   2. Seniority
   3. Gatekeeping Authority
   4. After-the-Fact Authority
2. The charging of a governmental official (president or otherwise) with "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" and bringing him or her before Congress to determine guilt.
   1. Incumbency
   2. Open Rule
   3. Delegate
   4. Impeachment
3. A representative who votes according to the preferences of his or her constituency.
   1. Cloture
   2. Delegate
   3. Veto
   4. Casework
4. The apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair advantage to one political party.
   1. Gerrymandering
   2. Logrolling
   3. Delegate
   4. Seniority
5. The resources available to higher officials, usually opportunities to make partisan appointments to offices and confer grants, licenses, or special favors to supporters.
   1. Party Vote
   2. Cloture
   3. Patronage
   4. Trustee

5 True/False Questions

1. Open Rule → The provision by the House Rules Committee that permits floor debate and the addition of amendments to a bill.

   True        False

2. Agency Loss → The provision by the House Rules Committee that permits floor debate and the addition of amendments to a bill.

   True        False

3. Proposal Power → Votes in which each legislative 'yes' or 'no' vote is recorded.

   True        False

4. Distributive Tendency → The elected leader of the party holding less than a majority of the seats in the House or Senate.

   True        False

5. Speaker of the House → A roll-call vote in the House or Senate i which at least 50% of the members of one party take a particular position and are opposed by at least 50% of the members of the other party. These are less common today than they were in the nineteenth century.

   True        False