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18 Cards in this Set
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Incumbents
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people already in office
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casework
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activities of members of Congress that help constituents as individuals, particularly by cutting through bureaucratic red tape to get people what they think they have a right to get
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Pork Barrel
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Federal projects, grants, and contracts available to state and local governments, businesses, colleges, and other institutions in a congressional district
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House Rules Committee
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Committee in the House that reviews most bills coming from a House committee before they go to the full House
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Filibuster
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Strategy unique to the Senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislation use their right to unlimited debate to prevent the Senate from ever voting on a bill
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Speaker of the House
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An office mandated by the Constitution. The Speaker is chosen in practice by the majority party, has both formal and informal powers, and is second in line to succeed to the presidency should that office become vacant
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Majority Leader
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the leader of the majority party in a legislative body, especially the party member who directs the activities of the majority party on the floor of either the Senate or the House of Representatives
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Whips
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Party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party
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Minority leader
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the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress
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Standing Committees
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a permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.
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Joint Committees
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Congressional committees on a few subject matter areas with membership drawn from both houses
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Conference Committees
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Congressional committees formed when the Senate and the House pass a particular bill in different forms. Party leadership appoints members from each house to iron out the differences and bring back a single bill
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Select Committees
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Congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose.
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Legislative Oversight
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Congress's monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings
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Committee Chairs
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most important influencers of the congressional agenda. They play dominant roles in scheduling hearings, hiring staff, appointing subcommittees, and managing committee bills when they are brought before the full house
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Seniority System
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rule for picking committee chairs. the member who had served on the committee the longest and whose party controlled the chamber became chair, regardless of party loyalty, mental state, or competence.
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Caucus
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group of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic
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Bill
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a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
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