CH6

A meeting of Congress when emergency

a special meeting of Senate and House of Representatives

It counts the us population evert 10 years

435

Districts

State legislatures

When a state legislature decide the districts that their party gets more seats

The most strongest person in House and chosen from majority party and must be approved by the entire house

Guide legislation through house, on charge of house debates, influence other house businesses, become president when emergency

Vice president

usually don't go to congress and only votes in a tie

The Chairperson of Senate and do jobs of vice President when emergency

They work to pass bills that are good for their party

They are people who help floor leaders in both party and make sure that everybody votes properly

Standing comittee, Select or Special comittee, Joint comittee, Conference comittee

They work permanently for problems and are divided in sub Committees that work on specific problems

It is temporary and works on specific problems, ends when work is done

Works with both houses for economic and tax problems which lasts for years

It is a Committee that both Houses gather and talk about a similar bill, Creates a new single bill and disbands after that

no arguments on how to choose the Chairperson and they are experienced

They aren't always the best and they are sometimes too old for doing a good job

Implied power being used for nonwritten things in congress

creates projects and says how mich money they need which happens once

it gives money for projects which happen every year

It is reserved to the state

When the electoral college tied

2/3 of both houses

2/3 of vote from both houses

They check government agencies and what they are responsible for

check on specific problens and publish a report for public when it ends

2/3 of votes from both Houses

People in Congress can send mail without paying for postage

People in Congress are free from law in some cases

Lawmaking, Casework, Helping district or state

helping people in district or state to solve problems they have about the government

When federal government spends money to help a specific state or district

Individual claims about the government

A bill that applies to the entire US

a bill that are passed by both houses and becomes law if signed by President

Congressperson, President, citizen, Special interest group

Pass it to a Congressperson and they introduce it to the Congress

Pass it, Mark up the bill and add things, replace it with a new one, kill it, ignore it

pigeonholding

Rules Committee

It debates in the order recieved and it has no time linit for the debate

People that add things that have nothing to do with the bill

Senators that talk so long for a debate until other Senators give up for the bill

A system to stop a filibuster by 3/5 of senate voting which limits the debate in 1 hour