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61 Cards in this Set
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elastic clause
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necessary and proper
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follow-up on a proposals fate once it has been approved by the full chamber
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after the fact authority
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joint committee created to work out a compromise for house and senate versions of a bill
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conference committee
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surveillance of activities of exec agencies
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oversight
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status ranking by length of continuous service on a congressional commmittee
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seniority
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committee's power to decide if a change in policy will be considered for a
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gatekeeping authority
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power to bring a proposal to the full legislature
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proposal power
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committee that considers legislation within its subject area
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Standing com
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basic unit of deliberation in the House and Senate
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Standing com
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closed meeting of political or legislative group to select candidates, plan strategy, or make decisions regarding legis. matters
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Party caucus
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Speaker is elected in congress by what kind of vote?
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straight party vote?
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subordinate in heirarchy to the speaker
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Majority leader
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elected leader of party holding less than a majority of the seats in the house or senate.
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Minority leader
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how many senators do we have?
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100
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how many reps do we have in USA?
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235
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The Apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair advantage to a party
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Gerrymandering
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Congressmens' efforts to gain trust and support of constituents by providing them with personal service
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Casework
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Form of patrogage where representatives seek to capture federal projects for their own districts.
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pork barrel legislation
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direct services and benefits that members provide for their districs
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patrogage
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appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often notneeded but are created so that local reps can carry their home district in the next election
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pork barrel legislation
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holding office for which one is running
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incumbency
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legislature with members that serve full time for multiple terms
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professional legislature
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reps are accountable to their constituents if they fail to represent them properly.
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agency representation
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rep who votes based on what he thinks is best for his constituency
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trustee
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rep who votes based on preferences of his constituency
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delegate
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district comprising the area from which an official is elected
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constituency
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________ is necessary for effective congressional representation
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power
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2 most important power in any gov't are the powers of _____ and _____, and ______ has these 2 powers
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force and money, congress
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what accounts for the toleration of agency loss?
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transaction costs
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the diff. bt/w what a principal wants an agent to do and the agent's actual performance
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agency loss
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How many terms can committee and subcommittee heads serve for?
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3
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Minimum age of member for a US House rep
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25
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Minimum age of member for a US senate rep
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30
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US House rep's required length of US citizenship:
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7
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US Senate member's required length of US citizenship:
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9
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# of House reps per state:
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1 per 630,000
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# of Senate members per state:
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2
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US Senate term length:
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6
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US House term length:
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2
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What allows Congress members to claim credit for fed'lly granted resources
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pork barrel legislation
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Agencies that enhance Congress's capacity to oersee administrative agencies and to evaluate presid'l programs and proposals
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staff agencies
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There are how many staff agencis?
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3
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the follwoing are types of what? Congressional Budget Office, General Accounting Office, and Congressional Research Service
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staff agencies
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Legislative Service Organizations (LSO)is the formal name of what?
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caucuses
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groups of senators or reps who share certain interests, opinions, or social characteristics
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caucuses
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An association of members of congress based on party interest, or social group such as gender or race is a ________.
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caucus
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House Rules Com. provision prohibiting the introduction of amedments during debate.
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closed rule
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Rules com provision permitting floor debate and addition of new amendments to a bill:
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Open rule
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Rules com provision where there is a listening of specific amendments that can be voted upon.
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Modified rule
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Senator's can use this right to precent axn of a piece of legislation they oppose. A senator takes the floor for an unlimited time to speak
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filibuster
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how does a filibuster end/ be overridden
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3/5 cloture vote of Senate
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Rule allowing a mojority of 2/3 or 3/5 of the members in a legislative body to set a time limit on a debate over a given bill.
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Cloture
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how is a veto overridden
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2/3 vote in each house of congress
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veto by president by taking no action on it when congress has adjourned
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pocket veto
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tendency of congress to spread the benefits of a policy oover a wide range of member's districts
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distributive tendency
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a vote in which each legislator's yes or no is recorded
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roll-call vote
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vote where at least half of one party takes a particular posish, and at least half of the other party takes an opposing position.
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party vote
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communication network in each house of Congress
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whip system
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these guys take polls of the membership to learn their intentions on specific bills
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whips
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agreements made bt/w legislatures with nothing in common, but they desire to exchange support
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logrolling
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agreement bt/w president and another country that has the force ofa treaty but doesn't requre the Senates "advice and consent"
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exec agreement
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