Question
short definition less than 30 words for each of:
caucus
committee
Great Compromise
joint session
President Pro Tempore
Presidential Succession Act
Seventeenth Amendment
Speaker of the House
special session
standing committee
unicameral
caucus
committee
Great Compromise
joint session
President Pro Tempore
Presidential Succession Act
Seventeenth Amendment
Speaker of the House
special session
standing committee
unicameral
Answers
GPT 3.5
- Caucus: A meeting of members of a political party or group to discuss strategy or choose candidates.
- Committee: A group of people appointed for a specific task or to make decisions on behalf of a larger organization.
- Great Compromise: An agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that established a bicameral legislature with representation based on both population and equal representation.
- Joint Session: A meeting of both chambers of a legislative body to discuss specific issues or events.
- President Pro Tempore: The senator who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President.
- Presidential Succession Act: A law that establishes the order of succession to the presidency in the event of a vacancy.
- Seventeenth Amendment: Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that establishes the direct election of senators by the people.
- Speaker of the House: The presiding officer of the House of Representatives, elected by members of the House.
- Special Session: A legislative session called outside of the regular schedule to address specific issues or emergencies.
- Standing Committee: A permanent committee in a legislative body that focuses on specific policy areas.
- Unicameral: A legislative body with only one chamber or house.
- Committee: A group of people appointed for a specific task or to make decisions on behalf of a larger organization.
- Great Compromise: An agreement reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that established a bicameral legislature with representation based on both population and equal representation.
- Joint Session: A meeting of both chambers of a legislative body to discuss specific issues or events.
- President Pro Tempore: The senator who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President.
- Presidential Succession Act: A law that establishes the order of succession to the presidency in the event of a vacancy.
- Seventeenth Amendment: Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that establishes the direct election of senators by the people.
- Speaker of the House: The presiding officer of the House of Representatives, elected by members of the House.
- Special Session: A legislative session called outside of the regular schedule to address specific issues or emergencies.
- Standing Committee: A permanent committee in a legislative body that focuses on specific policy areas.
- Unicameral: A legislative body with only one chamber or house.