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Presidential custom of submitting the names of prospective appointees for approval to

senators from the states in which the appointees are to work.


A provision attached to a bill, to which it may or may not be

related, in order to secure its passage or defeat.


Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of

individual members of Congress for their constituents.


The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.


What is the greatest criticism people have of Congress? How do some people not see it as a

criticism?


The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party,

group or incumbent.


An elected office that is predictably won by one party or

the other.


The current holder of an elected office that is running for re-

election.


The assigning by Congress of Congressional seats after each

census.


Why did Congress end up being bicameral? What is an

advantage and disadvantage of this?

A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to

select party leaders and to develop party policy.



Party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-file in the legislature.


The legislative leader selected by the minority party as spokesperson for the

opposition.


Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair

in the absence of the vice president.


What are three advantages of incumbency?


A permanent committee establish in a legislature usually focusing

on a policy area.


A procedure for terminating debate in the Senate.


A document which is signed by a majority of the House to pry a bill

from committee.

Daily Double!!!


Committee to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each chamber in Congress in

different form.


A procedural restriction in the House of Representatives that

prohibits any amendments to bills or provides that only members of the committee reporting the bill

may offer amendments.


Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.


The redrawing of Congressional and other legislative district lines

following the census to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as

possible in population.


Identify 4 characteristics of the makeup of Congress and explain why it might pose a problem in a

democracy like ours.


Explain three influences on the voting patterns of a member of

Congress?


Trace the steps a bill takes in becoming a law in the House of Representatives if its already

been considered by the Senate. (10 steps)

Daily Double!!!


An official who is expected to vote independently based on

his or her judgment of the circumstances.


Identify three ways that a bill can be killed.


List three differences when comparing the House of Representatives to the

Senate.


Identify three reasons why the president has gained more power when compared to

Congress.


What are the three rules for drawing Congressional districts?

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