AP GOV Chapter 11

Each state has __________ senators, each of whom serves a __________-year term.

2 senators, 6 year term

Where does most of Congress's work happen?

Committee System

In the House of Representatives, a bill goes to the Rules Committee after it is approved by its __________ _______________

Full committee

How can a filibuster be ended?

Invoke cloture (ending debate); need a 3/5 vote

What is the vice president's only constitutionally defined job?

Preside over the senate

Who is the only House official mandated by the Constitution?

Speaker of the House

Why might incumbents want to deemphasize their policy positions during a reelection campaign?

Stressing politcy positions can make enemies as well as friends.

What function do whips serve?

To persuade party members to support the party's priorities

Define omnibus legislation.

a proposed law that covers a number of diverse or unrelated topics

What type of legislature did the Constitutional Convention create?

bicameral

__________ is defined as the activities of members of Congress that help individual constituents, particularly by cutting through bureaucratic red tape.

casework

A __________ is a group of members of Congress who share some interest or characteristic; its goal is to promote the interests around which it is formed.

caucus

A committee created to reconcile differences in versions of a bill passed by the House and Senate is called a(n) __________ committee.

conference committee

How might the pork barrel aid a congressional member's district?

increasing jobs and revenue with federally funded projects

What office of Congress exist in both the House and Senate, may be temporary or permanent, and usually have a specific focus?

joint committee

Who is second in authority to the Speaker of the House in the House of Representatives?

majority leader

Members of the House are apportioned to states based on __________. They serve __________-year terms.

portion of the population: 2 year terms

To increase turnover in the membership of Congress, some reformers have proposed __________ for representatives and senators.

term limits

What is substantive representation?

the tendency of elected legislators to advocate on behalf of certain groups

Define pork barrel.

the use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes.