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18 Cards in this Set

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Incumbents
people already in office
casework
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
Pork Barrel
Federal projects, grants, and contracts available to state and local governments, businesses, colleges, and other institutions in a congressional district
House Rules Committee
Committee in the House that reviews most bills coming from a House committee before they go to the full House
Filibuster
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
Speaker of the House
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
Majority Leader
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
Whips
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
Minority leader
the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress
Standing Committees
a permanent committee, as of a legislature, society, etc., intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject.
Joint Committees
Congressional committees on a few subject matter areas with membership drawn from both houses
Conference Committees
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
Select Committees
Congressional committees appointed for a specific purpose.
Legislative Oversight
Congress's monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings
Committee Chairs
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
Seniority System
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.
Caucus
group of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic
Bill
a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.