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PSCI 2306 EXAM 2 UNT; MEADERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSCI 2306 EXAM 2 UNT; MEADERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Definition 1 of 80
a person living in the district from which an official is elected
Cloture
Constituent
Executive Orders
Attorney General
Definition 2 of 80
The apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair advantages to one
radical or ethnic group or political party
Gerrymandering
Seniority
Redistricting
Apportionment
Definition 3 of 80
a resolution that only concerns the Texas house or senate such as the adoption of a rule or the
appointment of an employee and that does not require the government's signature
Simple Resolution
Concurrent Resolution
Bill
Caucus (political)
,Definition 4 of 80
session in which a congressional committee rewrites legislation to incorporate changes
discussed during hearings on a bill
Select Committee
Committee Markup
Expressed Powers
Party Unity Vote
Definition 5 of 80
amounts of money approved by congress in statues that each unit or agency of government
can spend
Oversight
Select Committee
Consideration by Standing Committee
Appropriations
Definition 6 of 80
formal charge by the HoR that a government official has committed treason, bribery or other
high crimes in misdemeanor
Implied Powers
Roll Call Vote
Judicial Powers
Impeachment
,Definition 7 of 80
written statement issued by a grand jury that charges a suspect with a crime and states that
atrial is warranted
Indictment
Logrolling
Introduction
Incumbency
Definition 8 of 80
a bill that gives an individual or corporation a special exemption from state law
Special Bill
Bill
General Bill
Minority Leader
Definition 9 of 80
Chief presiding officer in House of Representatives; most important party and house leader;
can influence legislative agenda, fate of individual pieces of legislation, and members'
positions within the house
Speaker of the House
Speaker
White House Staff
Lieutenant Governor
, Definition 10 of 80
the ranking given to an individual on the basis of length of continuous service on a committee
in congress
Patronage
Seniority
Recognition
Referral
Definition 11 of 80
statewide elected official who is the presiding officer of the senate; one of most important
official in state government and has significant control over legislation in the state senate
Lieutenant Governor
White House Staff
Cabinet
Party Unity Vote
Definition 12 of 80
tactic used by members of senate to prevent action on legislation they oppose by
continuously holding the floor and speaking until the majority backs down; once given the
floor, senators have unlimited time to speak and it requires a vote of three fifths of the senate
to end a filibuster
Pocket Veto
Filibuster
Floor Action
Seniority
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