chapter 6 vocab | POLS 1101 - American Government, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

Download chapter 6 vocab | POLS 1101 - American Government and more Quizzes Local Government Studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 ad hoc committee DEFINITION 1 - Created specifically for that purpose then dissolved- Handles bills that are particularly sensitive TERM 2 casework DEFINITION 2 In politics, a caseworker is a type of legislative staffer responsible for dealing with constituent services - services provided to the constituents of a legislator. TERM 3 Open Rule DEFINITION 3 - amendments and change in wording is allowed on the floor TERM 4 Closed Rule DEFINITION 4 - No amendments are allowed TERM 5 Westbury VS Sanders DEFINITION 5 - congressional districts must have equal populations TERM 6 Filibuster DEFINITION 6 - prolonged speeches to try to either delay or kill a bill that would otherwise be passed. TERM 7 Cloture DEFINITION 7 - allows an extra 30 hours of debate before a bill is voted on TERM 8 Conference committee DEFINITION 8 - appointed to revise differences between House and Senate versions of bills TERM 9 Standing committee DEFINITION 9 - intended to remain and debate over multiple congressional bills, will not be disbanded until deliberately made to TERM 10 Entitlement DEFINITION 10 - designating certain age groups or classes of people as intitled to a certain government privelage or legally defined benefit TERM 21 Speaker of the House DEFINITION 21 - formal leader of the HOR- appoints committees, makes rules, and manages the legislature on behalf of the majority party TERM 22 Multiple Referrals DEFINITION 22 - sending a bill as a whole or in pieces to multiple committees at the same time or in sequence TERM 23 Split Referral DEFINITION 23 - Sending various parts of a bill to multiple committees at the same time TERM 24 Pocket Veto DEFINITION 24 - if the president ignores a law passed by both houses of congress and the adjourn before the ten day waiting period (before a bill becomes a law) is up, then the bill is "forgotten" and fails TERM 25 Override DEFINITION 25 - 2/3 from each house needed to override a presidential veto- rarely happens, exposes presidential weakness TERM 26 Political Action Committee (PAC) DEFINITION 26 - committees that raise money and support for campaigns *only help after a candidate shows "promise" (winning primary election, raising substantial start up money on their own, gaining favorable media attention) TERM 27 Pork Barrel Legislation DEFINITION 27 - appropriations of funds by congress (usually achieved by skillful logrolling) to minor local projects and districts that do not benefit a national issue's cause but instead appear as grandiose caseworking by a representative in order to gain support for reelection TERM 28 President Pro Tempore DEFINITION 28 - When vice president cannot fill the empty role of president * usually most senior member of the Senate (majority leader) TERM 29 Proportional Representation DEFINITION 29 - gives party a share of seats in legislature equal to the proportion of votes they received on election day TERM 30 Conditional Party Government Theory DEFINITION 30 - Parties are strong when centralized and homogeneous TERM 31 Restricted Rule DEFINITION 31 - only certain amendments can be made to bills TERM 32 Rider DEFINITION 32 In legislative procedure, a rider is an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill.- not allowed TERM 33 Rule DEFINITION 33 - a provision that calls consideration to the amendment of a bill, specifying how it is to be amendment if at all TERM 34 Discharge Petition DEFINITION 34 - Bill receives 218 HOR votes and goes directly to the floor instead of through committee. TERM 35 Select Committee DEFINITION 35 - appointed to deal with particular issues then dissapear.