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What is the tactic of delaying a vote with debate in the Senate until the majority party withdraws the bill and changes it to the minority’s liking?

Senators can end a filibuster by a three-fifths vote (60 senators) to bring about what?

City councils usually approve the city budget and pass what type of laws?

If the president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in session, what word is used?

What type of court order requires police to explain to a court why they are holding a prisoner?

People who live a representative’s district are called his or her ____________. People who live in the 10th congressional district of Virginia are Rep. Frank Wolf’s ______________.

What terms refers to a population count taken every 10 years used to decide on the boundaries of congressional districts?

What is the term that is used when an official is formally accused of misconduct in office?

What is the term for the help that Congress members give constituents in dealing with the federal government?

Who is the person who usually acts as chairperson of the Senate?

Congress may not pass ____ laws, or laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed.

What powers are shared by the state governments and the federal government?

Private special interest groups hire these people to influence government decision makers.

In this image, both the House and Senate have gathered to listen to President Obama in 2009.
Which term would best be used to describe this type of event?

Name the privilege allows Congress members to send mail without paying postage.

What term, also called “earmarks,” refers to government projects and grants that benefit a Congress member’s home state?

What is another name for Clause 18, the “necessary and proper” clause?

Certain groups try to influence government decisions. Look at the cartoon. What type of groups are shown as trying to get laws passed that support their group’s viewpoint?

A ____ committee is temporary, created to do a special job for a limited period.

The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is the

Refer to the image below. You can see the borders of these districts are drawn in a way that helps or hurts a certain group. What is the term for an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group?

What are completely unrelated (non-germane) amendments tacked onto a Senate bill?

The images below show the vote on the Health Care Reform Bill in the House of Representatives and in the Senate in 2009. Look carefully at the images. In your own words, state how the legislative process (the process of lawmaking) reflects the principles of American democracy.