American Government Exam 3 2025
Questions and Answers
reapportionment - ANSWER✔✔-redistribution of representatives among the states, based on
population change.
impeachment - ANSWER✔✔-the formal charging of a government official with "treason, bribery,
or other high crimes and misdemeanors"
incumbent - ANSWER✔✔-a current officeholder
gerrymandering - ANSWER✔✔-redrawing a congressional district to intentionally benefit one
political party
casework - ANSWER✔✔-solving problems for constituents, especially problems involving
government agencies
descriptive representation - ANSWER✔✔-a belief that constituents are most effectively represented
by legislators who are similar to them in such key demographic characteristics as race, ethnicity,
religion, or gender
racial gerrymandering - ANSWER✔✔-the drawing of a legislative district to maximize the chances
that a minority candidate will win election
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, veto - ANSWER✔✔-the president's rejection of a bill that has been passed by both houses of
Congress. Congress can override a veto with a two-thirds vote in each house
pocket veto - ANSWER✔✔-a means of killing a bill that has been passed by both houses of
Congress, in which the president neither signs the bill nor returns it to Congress and Congress
adjourns within ten days of the bill's passage
standing committee - ANSWER✔✔-a permanent congressional committee that specializes in a
particular legislative area
joint committee - ANSWER✔✔-a committee made up of members of both the House and the
Senate
select committee - ANSWER✔✔-a congressional committee created for a specific purpose and,
usually, for a limited time
conference committee - ANSWER✔✔-a temporary committee created to work out differences
between the House and Senate versions of a specific piece of legislation
seniority - ANSWER✔✔-years of consecutive service on a particular congressional committee
oversight - ANSWER✔✔-the process of reviewing the operations of an agency to determine
whether it is carrying out policies as Congress intended
speaker of the house - ANSWER✔✔-the presiding officer of the House of Representatives
majority leader - ANSWER✔✔-the head of the majority party in the Senate, the second-highest
ranking member of the majority party in the House
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Questions and Answers
reapportionment - ANSWER✔✔-redistribution of representatives among the states, based on
population change.
impeachment - ANSWER✔✔-the formal charging of a government official with "treason, bribery,
or other high crimes and misdemeanors"
incumbent - ANSWER✔✔-a current officeholder
gerrymandering - ANSWER✔✔-redrawing a congressional district to intentionally benefit one
political party
casework - ANSWER✔✔-solving problems for constituents, especially problems involving
government agencies
descriptive representation - ANSWER✔✔-a belief that constituents are most effectively represented
by legislators who are similar to them in such key demographic characteristics as race, ethnicity,
religion, or gender
racial gerrymandering - ANSWER✔✔-the drawing of a legislative district to maximize the chances
that a minority candidate will win election
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, veto - ANSWER✔✔-the president's rejection of a bill that has been passed by both houses of
Congress. Congress can override a veto with a two-thirds vote in each house
pocket veto - ANSWER✔✔-a means of killing a bill that has been passed by both houses of
Congress, in which the president neither signs the bill nor returns it to Congress and Congress
adjourns within ten days of the bill's passage
standing committee - ANSWER✔✔-a permanent congressional committee that specializes in a
particular legislative area
joint committee - ANSWER✔✔-a committee made up of members of both the House and the
Senate
select committee - ANSWER✔✔-a congressional committee created for a specific purpose and,
usually, for a limited time
conference committee - ANSWER✔✔-a temporary committee created to work out differences
between the House and Senate versions of a specific piece of legislation
seniority - ANSWER✔✔-years of consecutive service on a particular congressional committee
oversight - ANSWER✔✔-the process of reviewing the operations of an agency to determine
whether it is carrying out policies as Congress intended
speaker of the house - ANSWER✔✔-the presiding officer of the House of Representatives
majority leader - ANSWER✔✔-the head of the majority party in the Senate, the second-highest
ranking member of the majority party in the House
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