Flashcards: Congress
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 112th Congress | 1st Session, began January 3, 2011 |
| Boehner | Current Speaker of the House; |
| Reapportionment | After census is taken, representatives/districts are assigned |
| Redistricting | Redrawing of congressional lines to reflect population change |
| Gerrymandering | Illegally drawing district lines to the advantage/disadvantage of another party |
| Bicameral | 2-house legislature |
| Senate | 6 year term; elected in 1/3; 30 years old |
| Representative | 2 year term; 100% elected; 25 years old |
| Filibuster | Senate privilege; talk a bill to death |
| Cloture | 60 vote count needed to end a filibuster |
| Quorum | Number of representatives needed to conduct business |
| Whip | Liasion between leadership and rank in file |
| Majority leader | Helps plan party strategy within ; works with other leaders; keep members in line |
| Speaker | Presiding officer in the House elected by their party; powerful House position |
| Standing committee | Permanent legislative committees |
| Census | Population count taken every ten years |
| Article I | The Legislative Branch |
| Judiciary | Most powerful committee in the Senate |
| Rules | Committee in the House that limits debate on a bill |
| Committee chairs | Occupied by the majority party |
| Veto | Presidential power to reject a bill |
| Discharge petition | Vote in the House to pull a bill from committee onto the floor |
| 17th Amendment | Direct election of senators |
| Incumbent | Current holder of political office |
| 112th majority Leaders | Eric Cantor (House); Harry Reid (Senate) |
| Conference Committee | House and Senate members work to make compromises on a bill |
| Oversight | Congressional check on the executive branch; deals with spending/compliance |
| divided government | House: Republican majority, Senate: Democratic majority |
| 2/3 | Vote required by both the House and Senate to override a veto |
| Subcommittees | Do most of the work on bills and mark ups |
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