Test: AP Gov Chapter 12 - 19 Questions

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  1. An institution unique to the House of Representatives that reviws all bills coming from a House committee before they go to the full House
  2. Party leader who work with the majority leader of minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party
  3. Principal partisan ally of the Speaker of the House or the party's wheel horse in the Senate. The majority leader is responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes in behalf of the party's legislative positions
  4. activities of members of Congress that help constituents aas individuals; cutting through bureaucratic red tape to get people what they think they have a right to get.
  5. a legislature divided into two houses. The U.S. Congress and every American state legislature except Nebraska's are bicameral
  6. Congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses

6 True/False Question

  1. conference committees → Congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose, such as the Watergate investigation

          

  2. Standing committees → Congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses

          

  3. caucus (congressional) → a group of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic. Most are composed of members from both parties and from both houses

          

  4. incumbents → those already holding office. In congressional elections, incumbents usually win.

          

  5. minority leader → Principal partisan ally of the Speaker of the House or the party's wheel horse in the Senate. The majority leader is responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes in behalf of the party's legislative positions

          

  6. seniority system → a simple rule for picking committee chairs, in effect until the 1970s. The member who had seved on the committee the longest and whose party controlled Congress became chair, regradless of party loyalty, mental state, or competence

          

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