Review Block U.S. Congress

Unit 4

Article 1, Section 8

Conference Committee

Budget & ImpoundmentControl Act 1974

Casework

Pocket Veto

House Rules Committee

Enumerated, delegatedExpressed powers

Legislative Veto

Committee Chairs

Seniority system

Junket

Majority Leader

Veto

Sub-government Iron Triangle

War Powers Act 1973

Power of the Purse

General AccountabilityOffice (GAO)

Impoundment

Speaker of the House

Minority Leader

Standing Committee

Congressional BudgetOffice (CBO

Incumbent

Office of Management& Budget (OMB)

Omnibus legislation

Safe seat

Reapportionment

Implied Powers

Congressional ResearchService (CRS)

Gerrymandering

Whips

Impeachment

Select Committees

Miller v. Johnson 1995

Art. 1, sect. 8, Cl. 18

Pork Barrel

Senatorial Courtesy

Bill

Cloture

Policy Gridlock

Vetting

Legislative oversight

Double Tracking

Mark-up session

Racial Gerrymandering

Joint Committee

Policymaking Institutions

Concurrent Resolution

Filibuster

Simple Resolution

Joint Resolution

Great Compromise

Population

Equality – 2 per state

Closed Rule

INS v. Chadha, 1983

Clinton v. N.Y., 1998

Logrolling

Hold

Restricted Rule

Open Rule

Multiple Referrals

Sequential Referrals

Discharge petition

Public Bill

Division Vote

Roll Call vote

Teller Vote

6 years

Private Bill

Quorum

Quorum Call

Voice vote

Rider

Unanimous consentAgreement

House of Representatives

Senate

Senate

House of Representatives

House of Representatives

Senate

# of SC Justices

Appropriations Commitee

Necessary & Proper Clause

Elastic Clause

Pork Barreling

Foreign Policy

Checks & Balances

Standing Committees

Senate Judiciary Committee

Divided Government

Advice & consent

Appropriations Bill

Bicameral

Bipartisan

Coattails

Commerce Clause

Constant “Continuous”Campaign

Constituent

Continuing Resolution

Continuous Body

Emolument

Fast-track authority

Floor

Franking Privilege

Impeachment

Midterm Elections

Open Seat

Quorum

Revolving Door

Senatorial Courtesy

Session

Term

Pigeon Hole

Christmas Tree bill

218 votes

51 votes

60 votes (3/5 Majority)

290 votes

67 votes

Simple majority 218

67 votes

supermajority

67 (Senate) & 290 (H)

Supermajority

67 votes

Supermajority

51 (S) or 218 (H)

Simple Majority

51 votes

Simple Majority

U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton

House of Representatives

Subcommittees

Ranking member

Congressional Caucus

Trustee

Instructed Delegate

Politicos

25 years old

30 years old

2 years

American citizen, 7 yrs

American citizen; 9yrs

17th Amendment

Direct election by voters

State legislators

House of Representatives

Senate

Gerrymandering

Cracking

Packing

Baker v. Carr, 1962

Wesberry v. Sanders, 1964

Shaw v. Reno, 1993

Miller v. Johnson, 1995