Unit 5 Vocabulary

distribute, as in seats in a legislative body

• apportion

• Gerrymander

• Floor Leader

• Oversight Function

the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group

• Engrossed

• Power of the Purse

• Gerrymander

• Rider

members of the House and Senate picked by their parties to carry out party decisions and steer the legislative action to meet party goals

• Rider

• Impeach

• Franking Privilege

• Floor Leaders

review by the legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch

• Whip

• Oversight Function

• Engrossed

• Rider

benefit allowing members if congress to mail letters and other materials postage - free

• Oversight Function

• Engrossed

• Impeach

• Franking Privilege

unpopular provision added to an important bill certain to pass so that it will "ride" through the legislative process

• Rider

• Engrossed

• Impeach

• Power of the Purse

to print a bill in its final form

• rider

• whip

• impeach

• engrossed

the influence that comes with having the authority to decide how money is spent

• Speaker of the house

• Power of the Purse

• Necessary & Proper Clause

• Franking Privilege

constitution clause that gives Congress the power to make all laws "necessary and proper" for executing its powers

• Impeach

• Power of the Purse

• Rider

• Necessary & Proper Clause

to bring formal charges against a public official

• Engrossed

• Floor Leader

• Impeach

• Rider