POL 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Holda, Representative Democracy, Voting Age
2 May 2016
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House or senate: caucus-a regional, ethnic, racial, or economic subgroup within the house or. Also used to describe the party in the house and senate, as in. House and the senate: conference committees-ad hoc committees, made up of members of both the. The president"s veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote in each house. 100. pocket veto-rejection of a bill if the president takes no action on it for 10 days and congress has adjourned during that period. 101. oversight-congressional responsibility for monitoring the actions of executive branch agencies and personnel to ensure conformity to federal statutes and congressional intent. 102. impeachment-house action bringing formal charges against a member of the executive branch or the federal judiciary that may or may not lead to removal from office by the senate. 103. habeas corpus-the legal doctrine that a person who is arrested must have a timely hearing before a judge.
