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29 Cards in this Set
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bicameral
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having two legislative houses
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speaker of the house
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the leader of the house of representatives chosen by the majority party
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joint committee
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a committee that includes memebers of both houses of congress
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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 defeatinga bill by talking forever on anything, non stop!!
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sub-committee
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a group within a standing committee of congress that handles special problems
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session
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the period of time when congress meets
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immunity
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legal protection against prosecution
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constituent
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a person from a legislator's district
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roll-call vote
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a procedure in which each person is calledupon to annouce his/her vote
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president pro tempore
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a senior member of the majority party who presides over the senate in the absence of the vice pres.
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majority leader
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the leader of the majority party in each house of congress most people
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minority leader
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the leader of the minority party in each house of congress less people
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party whip
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a rep. dem. in each house of congress who tries to persuade party members to vote together on issues
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franking privilege
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the right of members of congress to send work-related mail without paying postage
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expulsion
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forcing a member of congress accused of a serious crime to resign
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standing committee
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a permanet committee of congress that focus on a particular area
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gerrymandering
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dividing a state into odd shaped election districts for political reasons
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select committee
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a temporary committee of congress formed to deal with a particular issue
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censure
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a legislature's formal disaporoval of one of it's members
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conference committee
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a joint committee of congress consisting of members of the house and the senate to work on the details of a proposed law
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seniority system
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a system that gives the most desirable committee assignments to members of congress who have served the longest
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appropriations
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funds reserved for a specific use
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pigeonhole
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to set a congressional bill aside in committee without considering it
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expressed power
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congressional powers specifically stated in the constitution
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voice vote
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a method of voting in which those who support a measure say yea and those oppose say nay!
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standing vote
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a method of voting in whic hpeople stand to support to oppose a measure under consideration
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impeach
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to accuse a governmnet official of wring doing
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pocket veto
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the president's power to kill a bill if congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days.
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