A BillInto Law How Congress Works Flexible Constitution Congressional Leadership

-Every bill starts as this? Row Question

-an idea Row Answer

-How does a bill get into Congress? Row Question

-sponsored by a Congressman Row Answer

-This is an action taken by a legislative committee that places a bill to the side without a vote of approval or denial. Row Question

-pigeonhole Row Answer

-These are meetings held by legislative committees in order to allow public comments and information to be given to legislative committees. Row Question

-public hearings Row Answer

-This is the right of a Senator to hold the Senate floor for am unlimited amount of time— usually threatened as a form of killing or revising a bill the Senator opposes. Row Question

-filibuster Row Answer

-A special vote taken by the Senate that would require a Senator to give up the floor during a filibuster---requires a 2/3 vote---very difficult to achieve. Row Question

-cloture Row Answer

-Type of Congressional vote where the name of each legislator is called out and a vote recorded? Row Question

-roll call vote Row Answer

Row Question -Term that describes a special committee made up of legislators from the House and Senate who try to work out differences in bill that passed both houses in different forms.

-conference committee Row Answer

Row Question -This is the process where the President does not sign a bill and Congress has adjourned and after ten days the bills dies rather than becoming law.

-pocket veto Row Answer

-This is the ability of Congress to pass a bill after the President has vetoed it---but only if they can pass it again with a 2/3 majority. Row Question

-override Row Answer

-Which statement in Article I of the Constitution allows Congress to stretch its enumerated powers to do almost anything in the best interests of the citizens? Row Question

-necessary ad proper clause Row Answer

-What is the alternative term for this clause that stretches the government’s power? Row Question

-elastic clause Row Answer

-This is the idea that the Constitution should be defined by the exact wording used. Row Question

-strict interpretation Row Answer

-Which term describes the idea that the Constitution should be defined by using a broader definition of the words used. Row Question

-loose interpretation Row Answer

-This concept says that the Constitution’s meaning should be determined by what the Founding Fathers had written it to mean in their time. Row Question

-original intent Row Answer

-Which part of Congress has more rules to follow in their daily work? Row Question

-House Row Answer

-These people are members of each political party who are responsible for preliminary voting intentions and trying to influence party members to vote as a group on important issues. Row Question

-party whips Row Answer

-This person is the mostly symbolic position given to the longest serving Senator from the majority party. Row Question

-President Pro- tempore Row Answer

-This is a permanent committee of Congress who study, revise, and pass legislation? Row Question

-Standing Committees Row Answer

-This is a committee made up of members from both houses who try to coordinate the efforts of Congress? Row Question

-joint committee Row Answer

-Who is the Constitutional leader of the Senate? Row Question

-Vice President Row Answer

-This person is the leader of the political party who does not have the majority seats within a legislature. Row Question

-minority leader Row Answer

-This person is the leader of the House of Representatives and has great power in setting the agenda for the House of Representatives. Row Question

-Speaker of the House Row Answer

-This person is the leader of the political party with the most members within the legislature. Row Question

-majority leader Row Answer

-This is a term that refers to how long a member has been in Congress and is important in assigning committee memberships? Row Question

-seniority Row Answer