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16 Cards in this Set
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private bill
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Deals with individual people or places
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public bill
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Deals with general matters or entire nation
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simple resolution
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affects only one house of congress
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Rider
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provision on a subject other than one covered in bill
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hearing
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listening to testimony of witness or expert on bill
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veto
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president refuses to sign a bill
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pocket veto
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president sits on bill for 10 days
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taxes
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money paid to gov
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closed rules
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forbids members to offer any amendment to bill
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appropriations
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approval of government spending
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authorization bill
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program species how much money goes to government programs
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entitlements
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social programs that continue from one year to another
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lobbyists
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the representative of an interest group
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lobbying
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trying to persuade officials to support their point
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casework
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helping constituents with problems
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log rolling
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agreement by two or more lawmakers to support each others bill
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