Ch 10 vocab quiz

The process of dividing voting districts to give an unfair advantage to one candidate, party, or group.

• Malapportionment

• Pigeonholing

• Gerrymandering

• Seniority system

The process of exchanging political favors for support.

• Pork Barrelling

• Logrolling

• Pigeonholing

• Gridlock

A means by which a president kills a bill that congress has sent by refusing to act on it until congress has adjourned.

• Cloture

• Constituent

• Gridlock

• Pocket veto

A tactic, often a lengthy speech or debate, designed to delay the senate's vote on a bill.

• Filibuster

• Joint Resolution

• 
  Censure

• Quorom

Free postal service for letters sent by members of congress to their constituents.

• Perquisites

• Censure

• Franking

• Bill

A senator or representative who works with party leaders to communicate views, solicit support before votes are taken, and keep track of how voting is likely to go.

• President Pro Tempore

• Pocket Veto

• Log rolling

• Whip

a permanent committee that evaluates bills and either kills them or passes them along for further debate.

• Standing committee

• Quorom

• Joint Committee

• Select committee

a temporary house-senate committee whose goal is to find an acceptable compromise on conflicting versions of a bill.

• Joint committee

• Conference committee

• Select committee

• Standing committee

A spokesperson for a party in congress; one who directs party decisions and strategy.

• Minority leader

• Whip

• Majority leader

• Floor leader

The member of the u.s. senate chosen as leader in the absence of the vice president.

• President pro tempore

• Whip

• Minority leader

• Session