POLS 155 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Fox News, Omnibus Bill, Marjorie Margolies

• School: Chico State University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 155
• Professor: Rebecca Britton

Document Summary

Pols 155 rebecca britton- study guide #5 closed/open rules: open rules: under an open rule, any member may offer an amendment that complies with the standing rules of the house and the budget act. Closed rules: under a closed rule no amendments may be offered other than amendments recommended by the committee reporting the bill. Cracking : methods of drawing district boundaries that minimize black representation. With cracking, a large concentrated black population is divided among two or more districts so that blacks will not have a majority anywhere. Hold- a procedural practice in the senate whereby a senator temporarily blocks the consideration of the bill or nomination. Cloture- a procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the senate. Gerrymandering: the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent. Kidnapping : in criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful taking away or transportation of a person against that person"s will, usually to hold the person unlawfully.