Review Block U.S. Congress Unit 4
Article 1, Section 8
Conference Committee
Budget & Impoundment Control Act 1974
Casework
Pocket Veto
House Rules Committee
Enumerated, delegated Expressed powers
Legislative Veto
Committee Chairs
Seniority system
Junket
Majority Leader
Veto
Sub-government Iron Triangle
War Powers Act 1973
Power of the Purse
General Accountability Office (GAO)
Impoundment
Speaker of the House
Minority Leader
Standing Committee
Congressional Budget Office (CBO
Incumbent
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Omnibus legislation
Safe seat
Reapportionment
Implied Powers
Congressional Research Service (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 consent Agreement
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