Legislative Branch

party whip

• Makes sure party members support the party's interests and agenda when voting

• Division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues

• Contributes to agenda with party's point of view, assigns party members to committees - leader of the party with fewer seats in Congress

• The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.

enumerated powers

• Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community

• the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent

• The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.

• approves presidential appointments, like ambassadors, judges, and cabinet members.

conference committee

• committee composed of members of both houses

• Division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues

• permanently established legislative committees that consider and are responsible for legislation within a certain subject area

• special joint legislative committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate

implied powers

• 1787; This compromise was between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in one house and equal representation in the other house.

• powers that aren't listed in the Constitution, but that Congress needs in order to do its job

• Powers Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community

• The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution

Gerrymandering

• approves presidential appointments, like ambassadors, judges, and cabinet members

• a formal way of halting Senate action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate

• the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent

• powers that aren't listed in the Constitution, but that Congress needs in order to do its job

Filibuster

• a formal way of halting Senate action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate

• Division of existing committee that is formed to address specific issues

• house of representatives

• the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent

Senate powers only

• Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community

• All bills that deal with raising money (like taxes) must start here

• makes it possible for Congress to take whatever action is needed to run our country better

• approves presidential appointments, like ambassadors, judges, and cabinet members.

House powers only

• go-between with the majority leadership and party members - makes sure party members support the party's interests and agenda when voting

• approves presidential appointments, like ambassadors, judges, and cabinet members.

• makes it possible for Congress to take whatever action is needed to run our country better

• All bills that deal with raising money (like taxes) must start here

inherent powers

• the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent

• powers that aren't listed in the Constitution, but that Congress needs in order to do its job

• Powers the Constitution is presumed to have delegated to the National Government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community

• The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.

Great Compromise

• permanently established legislative committees that consider and are responsible for legislation within a certain subject area

• legislative committee composed of members of both houses

• 1787; This compromise was between the large and small states of the colonies. The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in one house and equal representation in the other house.

• a formal way of halting Senate action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate