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24 Cards in this Set
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casework
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helping constituents with problems
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pork-barrel legislation
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when congress passes laws to appropriate money for such federal projects
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logrolling
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agreements to two or more lawmakers to support eachothers bill
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interest group
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group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government
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standing committees
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continue from one congress to the next
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subcommittees
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specializes in a subcategory of its standing committees' responsibility
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select committees
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temp committees that study one specific issue and report their findings to the senate or house
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joint committees
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members both house and senate, temporary or permanent study groups, report findings back to house/senate
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conference committees
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tepmorary committee set up when house/senate have passed different versions of the same bill
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impeachment
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a formal accusation of a misconduct in office
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executive orders
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rules that have the force of law
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impoundment of funds
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president puts aside/refuses to spend money congress has appropriated for certain purpose
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reprieve
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grants a postponement of legal punishment
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pardon
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release from legal punishment
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amnesty
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a group pardon to people for an offense against the government
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patronage
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appointment to political office
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treaties
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formal agreements between the governments of two or more countries
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executive agreements
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pacts between the president and head of a foreign government
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mutual defense alliances
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an agreement between nations to support each other in case of an attack
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regional security pacts
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a mutual defense treaty among nations of a region
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multilateral treaties
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international agreements signed by several nations
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bilateral treaties
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an agreement that involves only two nations
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collective security
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a system by which the participating nations agree to take joint action against a nation that attacks any of them
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sanctions
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measures such as withholding loans, arms, or economic aid to force a foreign government to cease certain activities
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