Chapter 7
Political Science 150 with Mycoff at University of Delaware
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By: Sarah Warner
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Keeping the Republic: Power and Citizenship In American Politics, 4th Edition, the Essentials (Essentials (CQ Press))
Created: 2010-10-25
Size: 36 flashcards
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Representation
The efforts of elected officials to look out for the interests of those who elect them
National lawmakers
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 preference of consitiuents
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 od individual constituents to solve their problems with governemt agencies and programs
Franking
Privilege of free mail service provided to members of congress
Symbolic represntation
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 execitive and of government agencies to ensure they are acting as congress intends
Reappointment
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 benifit a particular group
Racial gerrymandering
Redistricting to enhance or reduce the chances that a racial or ethic group will elect members to the legislative
Strategic Politicians
Office-seekers who base the decision to run on a rational calculation that they will be sucessful
Incumbency advantage
The electoral edge afforded to those already in office
Coatail 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
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 athority in conjunction with the length of time spent on office
Standing committies
Premanent committees presponsible for legislation in particular policy areas
House Rules Committee
The committiee that determines how and when debate on a bill will take place
Select committee
A committee appointed to deal with an issue or problem not suited to a standing committee
Joint committees
Combined House-Senate committees formed to coordinate activities and expedite legislation on a certian 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 worth-while 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 voting
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: Sarah Warner
Textbook: Keeping the Republic: Power and Citizenship In American Politics, 4th Edition, the Essentials (Essentials (CQ Press))
Created: 2010-10-25
Size: 36 flashcards
Views: 59
Textbook:
Keeping the Republic: Power and Citizenship In American Politics, 4th Edition, the Essentials (Essentials (CQ Press))Created: 2010-10-25
Size: 36 flashcards
Views: 59
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