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18 Cards in this Set
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Appropriation |
Money that Congress has allocated to be spent |
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Appropriations Committee |
Congressional committee that deals with federal spending |
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Casework |
Personal work done by a member of Congress for his constituents |
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Closed rule |
Rules committee rule that bans amendment to a bill |
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Cloture |
Senate motion to end a filibuster that requires three-fifths vote |
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Conference committee |
Works out a compromise between different house senate versions of a bill |
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Constituents |
The people who are represented by elected officials |
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Discharge petition |
A motion to force a bill to the house floor that has been bottled up in committee |
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Filibuster |
Non-stop Senate debate that prevent a bill from coming to a vote |
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Franking privilege |
Allows members of Congress to send mail postage free |
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Gerrymandering |
Redrawing district lines to favor one party at the expense of another |
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Hold |
Senate maneuver that allows a senator to stop or delay consideration of a bill or presidential appointment |
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Impeachment |
Action that formally charges and official with wrongdoing conviction requires 2/3 vote from the Senate |
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Legislative oversight |
Ongoing process of congressional monitoring during of executive branch to ensure that the latter complies with the law |
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Legislative veto |
Process in which Congress overturned rules and regulations proposed by the executive branch agencies struck down in 1983 |
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Logrolling |
When two members of Congress agree to vote for each other's bill |
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Mark up |
Committee Action to amend a proposed bill |
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Open rule |
House rules committee rule that allows amendments to a bill |
