Congress Review Sheet

Terms

Bicameralism

Incumbents

Reapportionment

Redistricting

Census

Gerrymandering

Congressional whip

17^th Amendment

Pigeonhole

Discharge petition

Mark-ups

Filibuster

Cloture

Presidential Override

Pocket Veto

Logrolling

Reciprocity

Earmarks

Pork Barrel Spending

Germane Requirements

Legislative Riders

Caucus

CBO

Wesbury v. Sanders

Shaw v. Reno

Revenue

Expenditure

Debt

Deficit

Surplus

Fiscal Policy

Monetary Policy

Entitlements

Franking Privilege

Concepts

1. Understand how a bill becomes a law.

2. Understand the election requirements for a Congressman.

3. Understand how rules are different between the House and the Senate.

4. Understand which Committees are important in each house.

5. Understand the advantages of incumbent Congressmen.

6. Understand all the leadership roles and their different powers.

7. Understand the processes and functions of a committee.

8. Understand the differences between the four types of committees.

9. Understand all the advantages the majority party holds.

10. Understand and explain why iron triangles are considered subgovernments.

11. What are the major components of the federal budgets revenues and expenditures?

12. Understand and explain the budget approval process.