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33 Cards in this Set
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Committee on Committees
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Committees formed in each party conference and responsible for nominating the party's Senators to committee membership
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Policy Committee
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a type of small deliberative assembly that is usually intended to remain subordinate to another, larger deliberative assembly
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Caucus
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meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
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Congressional Black Caucus
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an organization representing the black members of the United States Congress. Membership is exclusive to blacks,[1] and its chair in the 111th Congress is Representative Barbara Lee of California.
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Blue Dog Democrats
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a group of currently 54 conservative Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives, first formed in 1995.[1][2] The Blue Dog Coalition describes itself as a group of moderate-to-conservative Democrats committed to financial and national security, favoring compromise and bipartisanship over ideology and party discipline
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Standing Committes
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a permanent committee
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Select Committee
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a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose
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Joint Committee
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term used in politics to refer to a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral parliament
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Conference Committee
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an ad hoc joint committee of a bicameral legislature, which is appointed by, and consists of, members of both chambers to resolve disagreements on a particular bill.
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Seniority System
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the concept of a person or group of people being in charge or in command of another person or group
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Congressional Research Service
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the public policy research arm of the United States Congress.
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General Accounting Office
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the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress
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Congressional Budget Office
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a government agency that provides economic data to Congress
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Simple Resolution
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a legislative measure passed by only either the Senate or the House
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Concurrent Resolution
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a legislative measure passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives
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Joint Resolution
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a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive
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Multiple Referral
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the process of sending legislation to be considered by more than one committee
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Discharge Petition
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bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from a Committee and usually without cooperation of the leadership
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Closed Rule
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Permits general debate for a specified period of time but generally permits no amendments.
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Open Rule
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Permits general debate for a specified period of time and allows any member to offer an amendment that complies with the standing rules of the House.
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Restrictive Rule
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an order from the House Rules Committee that permits certain kinds of amendments but not others to be made into a bill on the floor
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Quorum
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a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
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Quorum Call
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a parliamentary procedure used to summon absent members of a deliberative body if a quorum is not present
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Cloture Rule
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a motion or process aimed at bringing debate to a quick end.
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Double Tracking
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an audio recording technique, in which a performer sings or plays along with their own prerecorded performance, usually to produce a stronger or "bigger" sound than can be obtained with a single voice or instrument
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Roll Call Vote
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A recorded vote is a vote in which the names of those voting for and against a motion may be recorded
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Rider
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a clause that is appended to a legislative bill
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Christmas Tree Bill
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a political term referring to a bill that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments
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Committee of the Whole
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a device in which a legislative body or other deliberative assembly is considered one large committee
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Pork Barrel
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a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents
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Earmark
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allow: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
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Logrolling
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act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
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Unanimous Consent
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general consent
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