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23 Cards in this Set
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mtgs of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office.
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Caucuses
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small groups in Congress formed to consider bills
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committees
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temporary congressional committee made up of senators and reps who try to reach an agreement on diff versions of a bill
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conference committee
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a political leader in Congress who works for the passage of bills that the party favors
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floor leader AKA majority leader
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committees made up of members of both houses of Congress to deal with matters of mutual concern
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joint committees
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the political party that has more members in Congress or in a state legislature
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majority party
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the political party that has fewer members in Congress or in a state legislature
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minority party
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the assistant to the floor leader in each house of Congress who tries to persuade party members to vote for bills the party supports
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party whip
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the official who presides over the Senate in the VP's absence
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President pro tempore
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temporary house or senate committees appointed to deal with issues not handled by standing committees.
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select committees
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the custom giving leadership of committees to members of Congress with the most years of service
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seniority system
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meetings of Congress
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sessions
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the presiding officer of the House of Reps
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Speaker of the House
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permanent house or senate committees that consider bills in a certain area
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standing committees
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divisions of standing congressional committees that deal with the specific issues in the area handled by their primary committees
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subcommittees
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the right of members of Congress to mail official letters free of charge
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franking privilege
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the removal of a person from an institution, such as Congress, for serious misconduct
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expulsion
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to be distributed as in the seats in the House of Reps
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apportioned
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legal protection
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immunity
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the process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party
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gerrymandering
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the formal disapproval of the actions of a member of Congress by the other members
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censure
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an official count of the number of people in a country
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census
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laws that limit the number of terms elected officials can serve.
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term limits
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