AMERICAN GOVERNMENT EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
reapportionment - redistribution of representatives among the states, based on population
change.
impeachment - the formal charging of a government official with "treason, bribery, or
other high crimes and misdemeanors"
incumbent - a current officeholder
gerrymandering - redrawing a congressional district to intentionally benefit one political
party
casework - solving problems for constituents, especially problems involving government
agencies
descriptive representation - 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 - the drawing of a legislative district to maximize the chances that a
minority candidate will win election
veto - 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 - 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 - a permanent congressional committee that specializes in a particular
legislative area
joint committee - a committee made up of members of both the House and the Senate
select committee - a congressional committee created for a specific purpose and, usually,
for a limited time
conference committee - a temporary committee created to work out differences between
the House and Senate versions of a specific piece of legislation
seniority - years of consecutive service on a particular congressional committee
oversight - the process of reviewing the operations of an agency to determine whether it is
carrying out policies as Congress intended
speaker of the house - the presiding officer of the House of Representatives
majority leader - the head of the majority party in the Senate, the second-highest ranking
member of the majority party in the House
filibuster - a delaying tactic, used in the Senate, that often involves speech making to
prevent action on a piece of legislation
cloture - the mechanism by which a filibuster is cut off in the Senate
constituents - people who live and vote in a government official's district or state
VERIFIED ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
reapportionment - redistribution of representatives among the states, based on population
change.
impeachment - the formal charging of a government official with "treason, bribery, or
other high crimes and misdemeanors"
incumbent - a current officeholder
gerrymandering - redrawing a congressional district to intentionally benefit one political
party
casework - solving problems for constituents, especially problems involving government
agencies
descriptive representation - 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 - the drawing of a legislative district to maximize the chances that a
minority candidate will win election
veto - 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 - 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 - a permanent congressional committee that specializes in a particular
legislative area
joint committee - a committee made up of members of both the House and the Senate
select committee - a congressional committee created for a specific purpose and, usually,
for a limited time
conference committee - a temporary committee created to work out differences between
the House and Senate versions of a specific piece of legislation
seniority - years of consecutive service on a particular congressional committee
oversight - the process of reviewing the operations of an agency to determine whether it is
carrying out policies as Congress intended
speaker of the house - the presiding officer of the House of Representatives
majority leader - the head of the majority party in the Senate, the second-highest ranking
member of the majority party in the House
filibuster - a delaying tactic, used in the Senate, that often involves speech making to
prevent action on a piece of legislation
cloture - the mechanism by which a filibuster is cut off in the Senate
constituents - people who live and vote in a government official's district or state
