Unit 2 Congress Vocab Part 1

when you formally charge a politician of wrongdoing is called

stalling tactic done in the senate to delay a vote on legislation

a __ committee is formed to iron out the differences in a bill before it goes to the president

if your bill dies in committee to get it on to the floor for a vote you must file a __

sending government funds back home is called

__ spending is the money left over that the government gets to decide how it is spent

__ is when you identify strongly with a party

when you have a republican president and congress controlled by democrats this is called __ government

the person in charge of the house of representatives

the person who breaks ties in the senate on legislation is the

when you promise to vote yes on someone else bill in exchange for that person voting yes on your bill is called

a bill can pass congress with a __ vote

the __ is the lower chamber that is based on represenation, serve 2 year terms, represent a district in a state, has 435 members, speaker is the leader, all tax revenue bills start here, has more rules and limited debate

the __ is the upperchamber that each state has 2, serve 6 year terms, represent the entire state, has 100 members, majority leader is the leader, they ratify treaties, confirm presidnetial appointees, has less rules and unlimited debate

the only way to stop a filibuster is a __ and it requires a 60% vote