AP Congress Flashcards
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| 6100584355 | Constituency | the people that a member of Congress represents | 0 | |
| 6100590703 | Reapportionment | process of redistributing the 435 seats in the House of Representatives among the states based on population | 1 | |
| 6100602903 | Redistricting | process of redrawing congressional boundaries within the state to meet population shifts | 2 | |
| 6100612357 | Gerrymandering | the redrawing of a district to maximize the political advantage of a party or group | 3 | |
| 6100625472 | Franking Privilege | allows congresspersons to send free mail to those in their constituency | 4 | |
| 6100643859 | Whips | members of the House of Reps. who work to promote party unity through maintaining contact with party members and trying to win their support on legislation | 5 | |
| 6100655681 | Standing Committee | permanent congressional committee | 6 | |
| 6100660082 | Rules Committee | a committee in the House of Reps. that sets guidelines for debate and places legislation on the calendar for debate | 7 | |
| 6100799808 | Appropriations | budget legislation which specifies an amount of authorized funds which shall be given to agencies and departments to spend | 8 | |
| 6100816040 | Party Caucus/Conference | formal gathering of all party members | 9 | |
| 6100821767 | Oversight | formal gathering of people with shared concerns within a political party or larger organization | 10 | |
| 6100849092 | Trustee | when an elected representative listens to their constituents but uses best personal judgement to make a decision (representational view) | 11 | |
| 6100891865 | Delegate | when an elected representatives votes the way their constituents want without regard to his personal opinion | 12 | |
| 6100908360 | Politico | Combination of deciding law based on holding public trust, acting as servant of the constituents, and acting as a member of the party | 13 | |
| 6132250655 | Partisan | members of Congress vote on issues according to their party's platform and the wishes of the party leaders (organizational view) | 14 | |
| 6236618039 | Objective of Framers | power in multiple institutions, balance large/small states, & make Congress the dominant institution | 15 | |
| 6236783883 | Parliament | candidates are selected by the party and vote together on most issues | 16 | |
| 6237021285 | Article I Section 8 | powers of Congress include to establish courts, declare war, regulate commerce, & collect taxes | 17 | |
| 6237051024 | Seventeenth Amendment | provided for the popular election of senators rather than by state legislatures | 18 |