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Permanent committee that specializes in a particular area of policy.
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standing committee
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A committee within a standing committee with further specializes in a particular area of policy.
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sub committee
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A temporary committee, consisting of both House and Senate members, whose purpose is to forge House and Senate versions of a bill into one identical version
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conference committee
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what would be a possible sub committee of the standing committee agriculture
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poultry or dairy
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what are the effects of committees
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helps divide up thousands of bills that are introduced so they are more efficient
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what are the key functions of congress?
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law making, oversight, public education, conflict resolution, and representation
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the process by which congress follows up on the laws it has enacted to ensure that they are being enforced and administered in the way congress intended
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oversight
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What is the process of a bill becoming a law.
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introduced to house, referred to house committee, referred to subcommittee, reported by full committee, rules committee action, house debate and vote passage, conference action, sent to president to signe or vetoe.
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Line by line revision of a bill in committee.
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markup
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Petition signed by at least a majority of House members forcing a bill to be discharged from a committee which opposes the bill.
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discharge petition
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discharge petitions only take place in -----
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the house
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Stipulation attached to a bill by the Rules Committee dictating its consideration on the House floor
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rule
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Negotiated settlement by leaders of the Senate dictating a bill’s consideration of the Senate Floor.
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unanimous consent agreement
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a rules committee/rule only takes place where?
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house
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unanimous consent agreement takes place where?
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senate
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Delaying tactic by a minority of senators to use unlimited debate to block a vote on a Senate bill.
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filibuster
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filibuster only takes place where?
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senate
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A vote to end debate in the Senate (i.e. end a filibuster), requires a three fifths (60 votes or more)
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cloture
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cloture takes place where?
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senate
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The disapproval of a bill brought about by an indirect rejection by the president. The president is granted ten days, Sundays excepted, to review a piece of legislation passed by Congress. Should he fail to sign a piece of legislation and Congress has adjourned within those days, the bill automatically dies. The process of indirect rejection is known as a
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pocket vetoe
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a legislator who acts according to her or his conscience and the broad interests of the entire society.
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trustee
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a legislator who is an agent of the voters who elected him or her and who votes according to the views of teh constituents regardless of personal beliefs
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instructed delegates
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how often must reapportionment of congressional districts take place?
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every 10 years
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