Civics Chapter 6 Review

President’s power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days

• Veto

• Pocket Veto

• Denial

• Pocket Booked

Government projects and grants that benefit the home district of a member of Congress.

• Pot Luck Projects

• Pet Projects

• Pork Rind Projects

• Pork Barrel Projects

System that gives most desirable committee assignments to members of Congress who have served the longest

• Seniority

• Senility

• Serenity

• Sensibility

Dividing a state into odd-shaped election districts to benefit a particular party or group

• Salamandering

• Gerrymandering

• Perrymandering

• Harrymancineing

States that the US Constitution is the main law of the land.

• Superduper Clause

• Santa Clause

• Superlative Clause

• Supremacy Clause

People from a legislative district

• Constitional

• Constipates

• Commiserates

• Constituents

Permanent committee of Congress that focuses on a particular topic

• Support Committee

• Special Committee

• Standing Committee

• Service Committee

Court order guaranteeing a person who is arrested the right to appear before a judge in a court of law

• Habeus Corpus

• Levius Corpus

• Corpus Maximus

• Habeus Moritorus

Tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill’s sponsor withdraws it

• Philharmonic

• Filibuster

• Fillitupper

• Phantasmagoric

Person who tries to persuade government officials to support a particular group or position

• Hobbyist

• Florist

• Lobbyist

• Flautist