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| process of allotting congressional seats to each state following the decennial census according to their proportion of the population |
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| power delegated to the House in Congress to charge the president, vice, or other “civil officers” including federal judges with treason, bribery, or other high crimes of misdemeanors |
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| already holding an office |
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| process of redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases or decreased in seats allotted to the states as well as population shifts within a state |
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| drawing of congressional districts to produce an electoral outcome without regard to the shape of the district |
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| political party in each house of Congress with the most members |
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| political party in each house of Congress with the second most members |
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| Party caucus or conference |
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| formal gathering of all party members |
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| only officer of the House mentioned in the Constitution; chamber’s most powerful position; usually member of the majority party |
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| head of party controlling the most seats |
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| head of party with second highest number |
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| party leader who keeps close contact with member of their party, takes vote counts on legislation, prepares summaries of bills, acts as a communication link within a party |
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| official chair of Senate; usually the most senior member of the majority party |
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| proposed bills are referred here; continues from one congress to the next; first and last place for bills |
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| members from both houses; conducts investigations or studies |
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| reconcile differences in bills passed by House or Senate |
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| Select (special) Committee |
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| temporary committee appointed for a specific purpose |
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| petition that gives a majority of the House the authority to bring an issue to the floor in the face of committee inaction |
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| time of continuous service in committee |
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| session where congressional members offer changes to the better before it goes to the floor |
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| tactic by which a senator asks to be informed before a bill is brought to the floor. This request signals leadership that a member may have objections to the bill and should be consulted before further action is taken |
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| formal way of halting senate action on a bill by means of long speeches of unlimited debate |
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| mechanism requiring 60 senators to vote to cut off debate; only way to end filibuster |
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| authority of president to reject bills passed by Congress; thus preventing them from becoming law |
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| Congress isn’t in session during next 10 days, the bill is considered vetoed without the president’s signature |
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| Congressional Budget Act of 1974 |
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| act that established the Congressional budget process by laying out a plan for Congressional action on the annual budget resolution, appropriations, reconciliation, and any other revenue bill |
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| : procedure that allows consideration of controversial issues affecting the budget by limiting debate to 20 hours, thereby ending threat of filibuster |
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| : legislation that allows representation to bring money and jobs to their districts in the form of public work programs, military bases, or other programs |
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| funds that an appropriations bill designates for specific projects within a state or Congressional district |
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| passed by Congress in 1973; president is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to a 60 day period in peacetime unless Congress gives its approval; requires president to notify congress within 48 hours of deployment |
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| : process where Congress can nullify agency regulations by a joint resolution of legislative disapproval |
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| : a process by which presidents, when selecting district court judges, deter to the senators in whose state the vacancy occurs |
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| listens to constituents’ opinion and then uses their best judgment to make a final decision |
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| votes the way their constituents would want them to vote |
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| either trustee or delegate depending on the situation |
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| political condition in which different political parties control the presidency and Congress |
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| political condition in which the same political party controls the presidency and Congress |
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| vote trading; voting to support a colleagues bill in return for a promise of future support |
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