FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP GOV CH 13 VOCAB

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP GOV CH 13 VOCAB

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Question 1: filibuster

Answer:

attempt to defeat a bill in the senate by talking indefinitely, thus preventing the senate from taking action on the bill. A prolonged speech or series of speeches made to delay action in a legislative assembly

Question 2: cloture rule

Answer:

rule allowing that a filibuster debate could be cut off if 2/3rds of senators present and voting agreed to "cloture" motion

Question 3: joint committee

Answer:

committees on which both senators and representatives serve

Question 4: whip

Answer:

a senator of representative who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking

Question 5: bicameral legislature

Answer:

a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts

Question 6: caucus (2nd definition for term)

Answer:

an association of congressional members created to advance a political ideology or a regional, ethnic, or economic interest

Question 7: minority leader

Answer:

The legislative leader elected by party members holding a minority of seats in the House or the Senate

Question 8: select committee

Answer:

congressional committees appointed for a limited time and purpose

Question 9: party vote

Answer:

stricter measure, a party vote occurs when 90% or more of the Democrats in either house of Congress vote together against 90% of Republicans. A looser measure counts as a party vote where at least 50% Democrats vote together against 50% Repuclicans.

Question 10: organizational view

Answer:

Explanation of congressional voting which suggests members of Congress respond primarily to cues provided by their colleagues

Question 11: standing committee

Answer:

permanently established legislative committees that consider and are responsible for the legislation within a certain subject area

Question 12: marginal districts

Answer:

political districts in which candidates elected to the house of representatives win in close elections, typically by less than 55 percent of the vote.

Question 13: speaker

Answer:

the presiding officer of the House of Representatives and the leader of his or her party in the House

Question 14: representational view

Answer:

congressional voting behavior that assumes that members make voting decisions based on their perception of constituents' wishes to ensure their own reelection

Question 15: conservative coalition

Answer:

an alliance between Republicans and conservative Democrats

Question 16: conference committee

Answer:

joint committees appointed to resolve differences in the Senate and House versions of the same bill

Question 17: partisan polarization

Answer:

A vote in which a majority of Democratic legislators opposes a majority of Republican legislators

Question 18: safe districts

Answer:

Districts in which incumbents win by margins of 55 percent or more.

Question 19: attitudinal view

Answer:

Explanation of congressional voting which emphasizes the impact of personal ideology and party identification as a voting cue

Question 20: majority leader

Answer:

the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the House or the Senate