POSI TEST 2

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party caucus

A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and to develop party policy

Cloture

A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate.

John Roberts

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

17th Amendment

Direct election of senators

Steny Hoyer

House Majority Leader

Jim Clyburn

House Majority whip

Kevin McCarthy

House Minority Leader

Steve Scalise

House minority whip

pocket veto

If Congress adjourns during the ten days the president has to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress, the bill is considered vetoed without the president's signature.

writ of certiorari

Permission granted by a higher court to allow a losing party in a legal case to bring the case before it for a ruling;

Mitch McConnell

Senate Majority Leader

Chuck Schumer

Senate Minority Leader

Dick Durbin

Senate Minority Whip

pork barrel spending

Spending whose tangible benefits are targeted at a particular legislator's constituency.

maine and Nebraska

The electoral college is winner takes all in all states except:

Vice President

Who is the President of the Senate?

hayes, harrison, Clinton, trump

Who was won the electoral college but not the popular vote?

no incumbent is running

an open-seat election is one in which

Brett Kavanaugh

appointed by trump

Neil Gorsuch

appointed by trump

Roberts, Thomas, ginsburg, breyer, alito, sotomayor, kagan, Gorsuch, kavanaugh

chief justices

incumbent

current holder of a particular public office

Trump

first president to hold office without any government experience

local issues are less important

how has the importance of local issues changed in congress as party polarization has taken hold?

20

how many standing committees are there in the house of reps

party unity

members of a party band together on legislation and stand against the opposite party

standing committee

permanent committee in congress that has a defined legislative jurisdiction

30 years old and citizen for 9 years

requirements for senators

25 years old and citizen for 7 years

requirements to be in the house of reps

party whips

responsible for assuring party unity on voting

members of the house

speaker of the house is elected by

ranking members

term that describes minority party's committee and subcommittee leaders

logrolling

the practice of trading votes to the mutual advantage of members

whig theory

the presidency is a limited office; president ought only to execute the laws Congress makes

Stewardship Theory

the presidency is limited, not by what the Constitution allows, but by what it prohibits

ripeness, standing, mootness

what 3 things must a case have to go to Supreme Court

Congress

which branch was regarded by the founders as the preeminent branch

congress

which institution has the power to formally declare war?


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