Chapter 7, 8 and 13
Political Science 130 with Scattergood at St. Norbert College
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By: Michael Kelnhofer
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American Government: Historical, Popular, and Global Perspectives, Brief Edition
Created: 2011-11-16
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Representation
The efforts of elected officials to look out for the interests of those who elect them.
National Lawmaking
The creation of policy to address the problems and needs of the entire nation.
Constituency
The voters in a state or district.
Policy Representation
Congressional work to advance the issues and ideological preferences of constituents.
Allocative Representation
Congressional work to secure projects, services, and funds for the represented district.
Pork Barrel
Public works projects and grants for specific districts paid for by general revenues.
Casework
Legislative work on behalf of individual constituents to solve their problems with government agencies and programs.
Franking
The privilege of free mail service provided to members of congress.
Symbolic Representation
Efforts of members of congress to stand for American ideals or identify with common constituency values.
Bicameral Legislature
Legislature with two chambers
Congressional Oversight
A committee's investigation of the executive and of government agencies to ensure they are acting as congress intends.
Reapportionment
A reallocation of congressional seats among the states every ten years, following the census.
Redistricting
Process of dividing states into legislative districts.
Gerrymandering
Redistricting to benefit a particular group.
Racial Gerrymandering
Redistricting to enhance or reduce the chances that a racial or an ethnic group will elect members to the legislature.
Strategic Politicians
Office-seekers who base the decision to run on a rational calculation that they will be successful.
Incumbency Advantage
The electoral edge afforded to those already in office.
Coattail Effect
The added votes received by congressional candidates of a winning presidential party.
Midterm Loss
The tendency for the presidential party to lose congressional seats in off-year elections.
Descriptive Representation
The idea that an elected body should mirror demographically the population it represents.
Majority Party
The party with the most seats in a house of congress.
Party Polarization
Greater ideological (liberal versus conservative) differences between the parties and increased ideological consensus within the parties.
Speaker Of The House
The leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the house of representatives.
Seniority System
The accumulation of power and authority in conjunction with the length of time spent.
Standing Committees
Permanent committees responsible for legislation in particular policy areas.
House Rules Committee
The committee that determines how and when debate on a bill will take place.
Select Committee
A committee appointed to deal with an issue or a problem not suited to a standing committee.
Joint Committees
Combined House-Senate committees formed to coordinate activities and expedite legislation in a certain area.
Conference Committees
Temporary committees formed to reconcile differences in house and senate versions of a bill.
Norms
Informal rules that govern behavior in congress.
Legislative Agenda
The slate of proposals and issues that representatives think it worthwhile to consider and act on.
Policy Entrepreneurship
Practice of legislators becoming experts and taking leadership roles in specific policy areas.
Filibuster
A practice of unlimited debate in the senate in order to prevent or delay a vote on a bill.
Cloture
A vote to end a senate filibuster; requires a three-fifths majority, or sixty votes.
Roll Call Votes
Publicly recorded votes on bills and amendments on the floor of the house or senate.
Veto Override
Reversal of a presidential veto by a two-thirds vote in both houses of congress.
Pocket Veto
Presidential authority to kill a bill submitted within ten days of the end of a legislative session by not signing it.
About this deck
By: Michael Kelnhofer
Textbook: American Government: Historical, Popular, and Global Perspectives, Brief Edition
Created: 2011-11-16
Size: 37 flashcards
Views: 6
Textbook:
American Government: Historical, Popular, and Global Perspectives, Brief EditionCreated: 2011-11-16
Size: 37 flashcards
Views: 6
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