US Government Chapter 11 NCTC

If a vote in the Senate is tied

Vice President breaks tie

In budgets to hire office staff...

House members get identical amounts of money Senators get varying amounts based on state population

Every bill must be approved by both the House and the Senate in _______ form before it can be sent to the president

Identical form

statements concerning women and minorities who run for congressional office

Women and minorities are less likely to run for congress than white males, and have a winning percentage that is roughly the same as nonincumbent white males

activities that typically take place in a party caucus

developing issues and adopting a single policy message

redistricting can diminish the advantage of being an

incumbent

Most powerful leadership position in the Senate

majority leader

congressional oversight is used vigorously when

members are intending to modify an agency program and when members are annoyed with an agency

Among the reasons why congress has difficulty taking the lead on broad issues are the facts that

members of congress come from different districts and often have conflicting views on national policy and congress has 2 chambers and they are not always in agreement

Power of congress relative to the other branches

no executive agency or lower court can exist without congressional authorization

Process of determining how many House seats each state is allowed due to population change

reapportionment

Duties of the Speaker of the House

recognizing members who will be allowed to speak on the floor, scheduling legislation for floor consideration

trend toward party unity in congress can clearly be seen in voting records of members of congress when their votes are officially recorded during a

roll call vote

choosing committee chairs based on which member has the longest continuous tenure on a standing committee is an example of the

seniority system

On major bills, it is typical for majority party's leader to

shape the bill's broad context and direct the floor debate after the bill leaves the committee

Permanent Congressional committee

standing committee

statements about midterm elections

voter turnout is lower than presidential elections, less media coverage of candidates and issues than in a presidential election, and the presidents party usually loses seats