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27 Cards in this Set
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Authorization Bills
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Create projects and determine how much money can be spent on them
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Appropriations Bill
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Legislation earmarking funds for certain purposes
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Impeach
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To accuse government officials of misconduct in office
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Writ of Habeas Corpus
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A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
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Bill of Attainder
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A law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or fair hearing in court
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Ex post facto law
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A law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
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Franking Priviledge
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The right of senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage
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Casework
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The work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem
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Pork-barrel projects
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Government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state
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CRS
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Congressional Research Service--------part of the Library of Congress; looks up facts and spells out arguments for and against proposed bills
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GAO
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General Accounting Office------the investigative arm of Congress in financial issues
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CBO
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Congressional Budget Office--------provides Congress with information and analysis for making budgetary decisions
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Bill
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A proposed law
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Private Bill
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a bill affecting a particular person, organization, or locality as distinguished from all the people or the whole area of a political unit
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Public Bill
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a bill affecting the community (as a nation or state) at large
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Joint Resolution
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A resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress
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Rider
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A completely unrelated amendment tacked on to a bill
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Voice vote
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A voting method in which those in favor say "Yea" and those against say "No"
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Roll-call vote
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A voting method in the Senate in which members voice their votes in turn
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Standing vote
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Proponents and opponents are asked to stand in turn to voice their opinion (also called division vote)
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Cloture
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A procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill
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Filibuster
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A tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it
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Veto
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Refusal to sign a bill or resolution
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Pocket Veto
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Presidents power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
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House Rules Committeee
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*****Add Later*****
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Immunity
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High-ranking government officials are immune from arrest while going to, during, and returning from sessions except in cases of "Treason, felony and Breach of the Peace"
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Censure
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Considered a "slap on the wrist" and usually involves a fine or suspension
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