POSI TEST 2
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?