Fed Govt Exam 3

the residents in the area from which an official is elected

a representative who votes according to the preferences of his or her constituency

same race, ethnic group

hire and fire

holding the political office for which one is running

To offset incumbency-

process of redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representative

allocates congressional seats among the fifty states according to population changes

appropriation (earmark) that specifies a project to be funded in a particular district

party leadership

leader is majority

debate time in house? Senate?

Senators can __ to prevent action on legislation they oppose by continuously holding the floor and speaking until the majority backs dow (only in senate)

3/5th vote of senate can end a filibuster referred to as __

3 possible actions a president can take regarding a bill

automatically triggered if the president dos not act on a given piece of legislation passed during the final 10 days* of a legislative session

3 external influences affecting congress' decisions

3 Internal influences affecting congress' decisions

What purpose does the party whip serve?

agreements between legislators in voting on a bill (I'll support you if you support me)

supervises how legislation is carried out by the executive branch

amount of money approved by congress unit or agency of government can spend

formal charge by the house that government official has committed

acts as the grand jury by voting if evidence exists to convict and forcibly remove the person from office (requires majority vote

requires a 2/3 senate majority vote to convict

Name 5 of the presidents expressed powers

president's role and congress role in declaring war












Understand the President’s role and
Congress’ role in declaring war and the purpose and effect of the War Powers
resolution.