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12 Cards in this Set
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Incumbents
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Those already holding office. In Congress incumbents usually win.
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Casework
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Activities of members of Congress that help constituents as individuals.
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Pork Barrel
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Huge list of federal projects, grants and contracts available to cities, businesses, colleges, and institutions in the district of a member of congress.
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Log Rolling
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Exchange of favors for mutual gain.
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Bicameral Legislature
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Two house congress.
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House Rules Committee
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Very powerful committee in the house that reviews and allots time for bills coming from other committees before going 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 try to talk it too death.
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Cloture
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Motion to end debate, requiring 60 people.
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Speaker of the House
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Office mandated by the constitution. Elected by the majority party and second in line to the president.
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President Pro Tempore
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2nd highest official in the senate below the vice president who presides over meetings
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Majority Leaders
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The principal partisan ally of the Speaker of the House or the party's wheel horse in the senate.
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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 who are crucial to a bill passing.
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