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The System under which committee chairs are awarded to members who have the longest continuous service on the committee.
Seniority
(If you have been there longer then you get more privileges, this is based on what word?)
An assembly of party representatives that chooses a government and discusses major national issues
Parliament
(The United States has Congress, the England has this.)
Explanation of congressional voting which suggests members of Congress respond primarily to cues provided by their colleagues.
Organizational view
An alliance of conservative Democrats with Republicans for voting purposes
Conservative Coalition
(Not the rainbow kind, or of the willing kind, but the conservative kind)
Indicated by votes in which a majority of voting Democrats oppose a majority of voting Republicans
Party Polarization
(Blues against Reds) (Donkeys against Elephants)
A rule issued by the Rules Committee that does not allow a bill to be amended on the House floor
Closed Rule
Resolution used for matters such as establishing the rules under which each body will operate.
Simple Resolution
Resolution used for settling housekeeping and procedural matters that affect both houses
Concurrent Resolution
Resolution that is essentially the same as a law and is used to propose constitutional amendments
Joint Resolution
A means by which senators can extend debate on a bill in order to prevent or delay its consideration.
filibuster
(Dutch for "pirates") (Strom Thurmond has the longest one of these)
Explanation of congressional voting which emphasizes the impact of personal ideology and party identification as a voting cue.
Attitudinal view
A Senate rule offering a means for stopping a filibuster
Cloture Rule
A rule issued by the Rules committee that permits some amendments to a bill but not to others
Restrictive rule
Committee revisions of a bill
Markup
An association of members of Congress created to advocate a political ideology or a regional or economic interest.
Congressional Caucus