US Congress: Terms and Processes

What is the term for the process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party?

What is the term for the right of members of Congress to mail official letters free of charge?

What is the term for the removal of a member of Congress for serious misconduct?

What is the term for a meeting of party leaders to determine party policy or choose the party's candidates for public office?

What is the term for the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

What is the term for a proposed law being considered by a lawmaking body?

What is a select committee in the context of Congress?

What is the seniority system in Congress?

What is the elastic clause in Article 1, Sec. 8, of the Constitution also known as?

What is a roll call vote in Congress?

What is an example of an implied power of Congress?

What does quorum refer to in a legislative body?

What is the purpose of a filibuster in the context of Congress?

What is an appropriation bill in the context of Congress?

What is meant by impeachment in the context of government officials?

"What is meant by the term ex post facto law?"

The right of members of Congress to mail official letters free of charge is called the Franking ______

A meeting of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office is known as a ______

The assistant of the floor leader in each house of Congress who tries to persuade party members to vote for bills the party supports is known as the party ______

The official who presides over the Senate in the Vice President's absence is the President Pro ______

The removal of a member of Congress for serious misconduct is known as ______

A proposed law being considered by a lawmaking body is called a ______

A small group in Congress formed to consider bills is known as a ______

A permanent House or Senate committee that considers bills in a certain area is called a standing ______

A division of a standing Congressional committee that deals with specific issues in the area handled by the committee as a whole is a ______

A temporary House or Senate committee appointed to deal with an issue not handled by a standing committee is known as a select ______

A committee made of members of both houses of Congress to deal with matters of mutual concern is called a joint ______

A temporary congressional committee made up of senators and representatives who try to reach an agreement on different versions of a bill is a conference ______

The custom of giving leadership to committees to members of Congress with the most years of service is known as the seniority ______

Article 1, Sec. 8, of the Constitution; Known also as the 'necessary and proper' clause that allows Congress to extend its delegated powers is the ______ clause

A power not specifically granted to Congress by the constitution but which is suggested to be necessary to carry out its delegated powers is an implied ______

A law that applies to an action that took place before the law was passed is known as an ex post facto ______