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a prolonged speech, or series of speeches, made to delay action in a legislative assembly.
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Filibuster
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districts that have close elections(when the winner gets less than 55 percent of the vote)
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Marginal districts
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districts where incumbents win by wide margins (55 percent or more)
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Safe districts
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a senator who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking, rounds up membes when important votes are to be taken, and attempts to keep a nose count on how the voting on a controversial issue is likely to go.
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Whip
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a vote in which a majority of voting Democrats oppose a majority of voting Republicans.
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Party polarization
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an association of members of Congress created to advocate a political ideology or a regional or economic interest.
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Caucus
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Permanently established legislative committees that consider and are responsible for legislation within a certain subject area.
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Standing committees
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Congressional committees appointed for a limited time and purpose.
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Select committees
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A formal expression expression of congressional opinion that must be approved by both houses of Congress and by the president.
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Joint committees
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A legislative bill that deals with matters of general concern.
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Public bill
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A legislative bill that deals only with specific, private, personal, or local matters rather than with general legislative affairs.
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Private bill
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used for matters such as establishing the rules under which each body will operate.
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Simple resolution
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settles housekeeping and procedural matters that affect both houses.
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concurrent resolution
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requires approval of both houses and the signature of the president.
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Joint resolution
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A congressional process whereby a bill may be referred to several committees that consider it simultaneously in whole or in part.
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Multiple referral
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a congressional process by which a Speaker may send a bill to a second committee after the first is finished acting, or may refer parts of a bill to separate committees.
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Sequential referral
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A device by which any member of the House, after a committee has had a bil for thirty days, may petition to have it brought to the floor.
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Discharge petition
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sets a strict time limit on debate and forbids the introduction of any amendments from the floor.
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Closed rule
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permits amendments from the floor.
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Open rule
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permits some amendments but not others
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Restrictive rule
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the minimum number of members who must be president for business to be conducted in Congress.
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Quorum
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A rule used by the Senate to end or limit debate.
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Cloture Rule
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A procedure to keep the Senate going during a filibuster in which the disputed bill is shelved temporarily so that the Senate can get on with other business.`
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Double tracking
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consists of the members' shouting "yea" or "nay"
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Voice Vote
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Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return
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Pork-barrel legislation
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