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28 Cards in this Set
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Logrolling
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A congressional representative's statement to his or her legislative colleague that "I'll support your bill if you'll support mine" is an example of
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Logrolling
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A congressional representative's statement to his or her legislative colleague that "I'll support your bill if you'll support mine" is an example of
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Commission
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A Group of senators or representatives who share certain opinions, interests, or social characteristics is called a
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Bicameral
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A legislative assembly such as the Congress that is divided into two chambers ( or houses) is best described as
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Standing committee
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A permanent legislative committee that considers legislation within its designated subject area is known as the
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Serve full time for multiple terms
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A professional legislature is one with members who
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Trustee
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A representative who voted to limit greenhouse gas emissions because she thought it was in the best interest of the country even though her constituency did not support that action exemplifies a
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Cloture
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A Rule allowing a three-fifths majority of U.S senators to set a time limit on debate over a given bill is called
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Filibuster
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A tactic used by members of the Senate to prevent action on legislation they oppose by continuously holding the floor and speaking until the majority backs down is called
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Larger and more diverse
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Compared to the House of Representatives, the Senate serves constituencies that are
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Government Accountability Office
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Congress has established three staff agencies designed to provide the legislative branch with resources and expertise independent of the executive branch. These three agencies are Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget Office, and the
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President
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During the past half century, the lead for creating legislative agendas is most often taken by the
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Oversight
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Efforts by Congress to exercise control over the way bureaucrats implement policy are known as
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Incumbency
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Holding a political office for which one is running
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fundraising for members
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In recent years, congressional party leaders have sought to augment their formal powers by
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Senate
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In the American political system, the power to ratify treaties is held by the
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Whips
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In the House of Representatives, the elected individuals who are responsible for lining up party members on important votes and relaying voter information to the leaders are called
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Rules Committee
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In the House of Representatives, the order in which bills come up for a vote is determined by the
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An Election by the members of the majority party
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In the U.S House of Representatives, the committee chairs are now selected through
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Pork-Barrel
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Legislation that captures federal projects and funds for a congressional representative's own district is legislation described as
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Delegates
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Representatives who believe that they have been elected in order to do the bidding of those who sent them to the legislature are considered to be serving as
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Truestees
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Representatives who believe that they have been selected by their fellow citizens in order to do what the legislator thinks is "right" act as
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Multiple referral
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Since the Mid-1970s
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Ten
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State legislatures must redraw congressional districts to reflect population changes every_____ years
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Speaker of the House
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The chief presiding officer in the U.S House of Representatives is the
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The incumbency advantage
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The franking privilege is an example of a tool that leads to
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Majority leader
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The individual with the most real power within the U.S Senate is the
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Earmark
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The practice by congressional representaties including language providing special benefits for their constituents in otherwise unrelated bills is called
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