ap government jeopardy – congress
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AP Government Jeopardy – Congress. Final Jeopardy! Question Congress. U.S. Senate. Whose house? 100. Seventeenth Amendment (1913). Whose house? 200. Six years. Whose house? 300. U.S. House of Representatives. Whose house? 400. Two years. Whose house? 500. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Whose house?
“House” work
Commit-tees
What they do
Leaders &
groups
Election Mis-cell-any
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AP Government Jeopardy – Congress
Final Jeopardy! QuestionCongress
Incumbency Effect
House of the U.S. Congress that approves
presidential appointments of
ambassadors, executive department heads, and federal judges – as well as trying a president in
the impeachment process
U.S. Senate
Whose house? 100
Provided for direct election of senators, previously chosen by
state legislatures
Seventeenth Amendment (1913)
Whose house? 200
Term of office for Senators
Six years
Whose house? 300
U.S. House of Representatives
House of the U.S. Congress responsible
for originating all revenue bills – as well
as bringing impeachment charges against the president
Whose house? 400
Term of office for Representatives
(Congressmen/women)
Two years
Whose house? 500
Member of Congress votes based on
constituents views regardless of his/her
own viewpoint
Delegate model of representation
“House” work 100
Member of Congress listens to constituents but forms his/her own views for which he/she
votes
Trustee model of representation
“House” work 200
Where most of the work of Congress is done;
permits specialization
Committee system in Congress
“House” work 300
Procedure to cut off filibuster (and debate)
in the Senate, requires a 3/5 vote
Cloture
“House” work 400
Supporting another member’s legislation in
return for his/her support of your
legislation; a tactic often used to obtain pork barrel projects
Logrolling
“House” work 500
A permanent committee maintained from session to session of Congress;
deals with a specific subject area such as
agriculture, energy, etc.
Standing Committee
Commit-tees 100
House committee that determines if a bill will be brought to the full House, sets rule for
debate and voting on the bill
Rules Committee
Commit-tees 200
Temporary committee of members of both houses created to
resolve differences in House and Senate
versions of a bill – aim to create a compromise
bill that both houses will accept
Conference committee
Commit-tees 300
A committee consisting of members of both the Senate and the House
Joint committee
Commit-tees 400
Temporary committee appointed for a specific
purpose, such as to investigate a particular
issue, incident, or scandal
Select committee
Commit-tees 500
Constituent caseworkHelping voters in their district solve problems
involving the bureaucracy, most often delegated to
Congressional staff
What they do 100
Pork barrel legislationLegislation that provides funding for projects in a
senator’s or representative’s home
district or state
What they do 200
OversightCongressional function of
reviewing and investigating activities of
the executive branch
What they do 300
RiderAmendment to a bill that has no connection to the
subject matter of the bill; a tactic used to get
legislation passed that would not otherwise
become law
What they do 400
Ways and Means Committee
House committee in which all revenue bills originate
What they do 500
Seniority systemMember of the majority party who has served the longest on that committee
generally becomes the committee chair
Please note – this is the second most important
criterion after party identification
Leaders & Groups100
Speaker of the HousePresiding officer and most powerful member of the
House of Representatives; elected by members of
his/her party in the House; assigns bills to
committees, makes committee assignments, and chooses committee
chairpersons Leaders & Groups200
Senate majority leaderMost powerful member of
the Senate; makes committee assignments
for his/her party
Leaders & Groups300
Minority leaderIn both houses, this is the
individual who makes committee assignments for the minority party
Leaders & Groups400
Congressional CaucusCongressional working
groups that are not official committees; generally
consist of members who share a common goal or
identity (i.e., women, African Americans)
Leaders & Groups500
ReapportionmentRedistribution of
Congressional seats among states every ten years; occurs after the
census determines changes in population
Elections 100
Congressional redistrictingState legislatures
redrawing congressional districts after each census;
districts must be contiguous and must
represent equal populations
Elections 200
GerrymanderingDrawing congressional
districts to favor one political party or group
over another
Elections 300
Incumbency effectTendency of those already
holding office to win reelection; applies to nearly all seats in the
House and Senate
Elections 400
Baker v. Carr (1862)Supreme Court ruling that
a state’s congressional districts had to be equal in
population (called the “one man, one vote” rule)
Elections 500
Article IArticle that creates a
bicameral legislature and lists its primary functions
Mis-cell-any100
FilibusterAn attempt to keep debate open to stall a vote or bill with the goal of blocking
the bill entirely
Mis-cell-any 200
Legislative vetoNullification of an
executive branch action by a vote of one or both houses of Congress
Declared unconstitutional in 1983 by the Supreme
Court
Mis-cell-any 300
Congressional checks on the Executive branch
Impeachment, “advice and consent” (approval powers), ability to
override presidential vetoes
Mis-cell-any 400
Congressional checks on the Legislative branch
Ability to restructure the federal court system,
approval of appointments for federal judges, ability to negate Supreme Court decisions by proposing
constitutional amendments
Mis-cell-any 500
• Name three reasons for the incumbency effect
FINAL JEOPARDY
• More campaign experience• Name recognition
• More opportunities for news media• Fundraising advantages• Franking privilege
• Claim credit for casework and pork barrel
FINAL JEOPARDY