AP Gov Unit 2 Vocab

Advice and Consent

A constitutional of the U.S Senate to review, approve, or reject presidential appointments and international treaties.

Baker v. Carr (1962)

Supreme Court decision holding that federal courts have the authority to hear lawsuits challenging legislative districting and malapportionment under the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment.

Bicameral

lawmaking body divided into two separate chambers or houses.

Caucuses

local meeting where registered political party members gather to discuss candidates, debate issues, and select delegates to send to higher-level conventions.

Cloture Rule

formal Senate procedure used to end unlimited debate and cut off a filibuster so a bill can move to a final vote.

Committee of the Whole

Parliamentary procedure where an entire legislative body or organization sits as a single, large committee to debate and shape measures informally before holding a final, formal vote.

Committee on Commitees

A specialized governing or legislative body responsible for appointing members and leadership to other committees.

Conference Chair

Party Leadership role responsible for managing internal party matters and organizing party-centered groups within house of Congress.

Conference committees

Temporary, joint committee of the House and Senate formed to resolve differences between the two chambers’ versions of a bill.

Congressional Oversight

Deficit

Delegate model

Discharge Petition

Discretionary Spending

Earmark

Enumerated Powers

Estate Taxes

Expressed Powers

Filibuster

Floor Leaders

Germane

Gerrymandering

Gridlock

Hold

House Judiciary Committee

Impeach

Implied Powers

Interest

Joint Committees

Logrolling

Mandatory Spending

Marginal Seats

Markup Session

Multiple Referral

Non-germane Amendments

Omnibus Bill

Politico Model

Pork Barrel Spending

President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Reapportionment

Redistricting

Riders

Rules Committee

Safe Seats

Select Committees

Senate Majority Leader

Sequential Referral

Seventeenth Amendment

Shaw v. Reno (1993)

Speaker of the House

Sponsor

Standing Committees

Steering and Policy Committee (Democratic)

Swing Districts

Trustee Model

Unanimous Consent

War Powers Act

Ways and Means Committee

Whip