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a legistlature that has two chambers -the house and the senate- in the case of the united states |
bicameral legislature |
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a parlimentary maneuver that, if a three fifths majority votes for it, limits senate debate to 30 hours and has the effect of defeating a filibuster. |
cloture |
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a temporary committee that is formed to bargain over the differences in the house and the senate versions of a bill. |
conference committees |
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the people residing within the geographical area represented by an elected official |
constituency |
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a procedural tactic in the u.s senate whereby a minority of legislators prevents a bill from coming to a vote by holding the floor and talking until the majority gives in and the bill is withdrawn from consideration
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filibuster |
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the process by which the party in power draws election district boundaries in a way that enhances the reelection prospects of its candidates |
gerrymandering |
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the current holder of a particular public office |
incumbent |
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the policy area in whicha particular congressional committess is authorized to act |
jurisdiction |
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a legislative proposal or bill that is passed by both the house and the senate and is not vetoed by the prez |
a law |
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the authority of a legislature to make the laws necessary to carry out the government's powers |
lawmaking function |
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the trading of votes between legistlators so that each gets what he or she most wants |
logrolling |
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the authority of congressional committees and subcommittees in some cases, to change the content of a bill |
mark up |
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the congressional election that occurs midway through the president's term of office |
midterm election |
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an election in which there is no incumbent in the race |
open-seat election |
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a supervisory activity of congress that centers on its constitutional responsibility to see that the executive carries out the laws faithfully |
oversight function |
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a group that consists of a party's members in the house or senate and that serves to elect the party's leadership, set policy goals, and plan party strategy. |
party caucus |
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members of the house and the senate who are chosen by the democratic or republican caucus in each chamber to represent the party's interests in that chamber and who give some central direction to the chamber's work. |
party leaders |
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the degree to which a party's house or senate members act as a unified group to exert collective control over legislative action. |
party unity |
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spending whose tangible benefits are targted at a particular legislators constituency |
pork |
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the recollection of house seats among states after each census as a result of population changes |
reapportionment |
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the process of altering election districts in order to make them as nearly equal in population as possible, which takes place every ten years after each census |
redistricting |
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the responsibility of a legislature to represent various interests in society |
representation function |
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an amendment to a bill that deals with an issue unrelated to the content of the bill, permitted in the senate but not in the house |
rider |
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a member of congress's consecutive years of service on a particular committee |
seniority |
