AP Government - Legislative Branch Review

Another term for the current office holder is the:

• Candidate
• Leader
• Incumbent
• Best Choice

Definition: to charge a government official with misconduct.

• Overthrow
• impeach
• slander
• libel

Definition: A law that makes illegal an act that was legal when committed, increases the penalties for an infraction after it has been committed, or changes the rules of evidence to make conviction easier.

• Bill of Attainder
• Ex Post Facto Law
• Law of Habeas Corpus

Definition: A government project bringing money and jobs to a specific location.

• Bill of Attainder
• Pork-Barrel-Project
• Casework

Definition: Constitutional clause in Article 1 yielding the power of Congress to make laws deemed "necessary and proper."

• Flexible Clause
• Elastic Clause
• Consensus Clause
• Bill of Attainder

Definition: Powers of congress not specifically given in the Constitution but deemed "necessary and proper" for the goodwill of American citizens. Examples: Banning child labor, and the clean air and water acts.

• Expressed Powers
• Implied Powers
• Powers of Habeas Corpas
• Congressional Powers

People from a representative's district are called his or her

• Cloture
• Lobbyists
• Constituents
• Representatives

The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is the

• Majority Leader
• President of the House
• Majority Whip
• Speaker of the House

Private groups hire ______ to influence government decision makers.

• Lawyers
• Filibusters
• Clotures
• Lobbyists

What is the tactic of delaying a vote until a bill's sponsor withdraws the measure?

• Cloture
• Gabling
• Filibustering
• Voice Voting