AP Flashcards

9259220865	Politico	Lawmaker who attempts to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles	0
9259220866	Logrolling	You support my bill, I'll support yours. Trading favors by legislators to help pass their bills.	1
9259220867	Germaneness	Subjects must pertain to the topic at hand	2
9259220868	Hold	When a senator asks party leadership to postpone action on a bill	3
9259220869	Rider	An amendment added to a bill that has nothing to do with the bill but will be passed if the bill is passed	4
9259220870	unanimous consent agreement	Used by senate majority and minority leaders to set rules and limits on the debate of a bill	5
9259220871	senatorial courtesy	When the president seeks the consent of senators of a state from which his appointee comes from	6
9259220872	Filibuster	A lengthy speech designed to delay or kill the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate	7
9259220873	Cloture	Rule voted on by at least 60 senators that ends a filibuster and limits a debate	8
9259220874	authorization bill	a bill that establishes a program and says how much can be spent on the program	9
9259220875	appropriations bill	A bill that officially funds an authorization bill	10
9259220876	Coalition building	When groups or parties work together to accomplish a common goal in government	11
9259354116	iron triangle	A close relationship between an agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group	12
9259354117	standing committee	A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area	13
9259354118	select committee	A temporary legislative committee established for a limited time period and for a special purpose.(formed to investigate issues)	14
9259354119	joint committee	legislative committee composed of members of both houses (permanent and based on a few policy areas)	15
9259354120	conference committee	special joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate	16
9259354121	Congressional Oversight	The power of congress to monitor the executive branch's implementation of laws and to hold hearings in committees to investigate problems	17
9259354122	Legislative veto	A resolution by congress that overrides rules made by an executive agency to enforce a law	18
9259354123	Congressional caucus	A group of members of congress who share a certain interest or belief and have common legislative goals	19
9259354124	Congressional research service	Run by library of congress. Helps fulfill congressional requests for research for bills	20
9259354125	Government Accountability Office	Involved in oversight of executive branch	21
9259354126	Congressional Budget Office	Congressional agency responsible for analyzing the president's proposed budget., congressional spending and projects economy performance	22
9259354127	Bill	A legally drafted proposal for a law	23
9259354128	Rules Committee	Puts the bill on the calendar, sets up time limits for debate, rules for amending bill	24
9259354129	Pocket veto	Put bill aside for 10 days; done by president	25
9259354130	Trustee	Vote according to personal beliefs and convictions	26
9259354131	Delegate	Vote according to the desires of their constituents	27
9259354132	Partisan	Vote according to political party's stance on an issue	28
9259354133	Plurality	Having more votes than an opponent but less than majority	29
9259354134	Single member plurality system	The candidate who gets more votes than opponent wins: you don't need a majority vote to win	30
9259354135	Reapportionment	The reassigning of congressional districts to a state every 10 years	31
9259354136	Redistricting	The redrawing of districts to reflect reapportioned districts	32
9259354137	Gerrymandering	manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.	33
9259354138	Packing	Technique where votes of one party are packed into one district	34
9259354139	Cracking	Technique where voters of one party are spread out to prevent them from getting a majority in any district	35
9259354140	Kidnapping	Drawing an incumbent out of their old district to prevent their re-election	36
9259354141	Hijacking	Forcing two incumbents of the same party into one district to fight for one seat	37
9259354142	Bleaching	Drawing districts to keep minority's populations from having a majority in any district	38
9259354143	Incumbent	Politicians currently in office	39
9259354144	consituent	People incumbents represent	40
9259354145	franking privilege	Official congressional mail sent to constituents that is paid by taxpayers	41
9259354146	Casework	Intervention members of congress provide their individual constituents	42
9259354147	Pork barrel spending	Projects or grants that directly benefit a congress person's district or state	43