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appropriation
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funds allocated by a legislature for a stated purpose as part of a budget or spending bill
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casework
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personal services provided by members of congress to their constituents, often to help there constituents with
problems they are having with the federal bureaucracy |
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cloture
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the process used to end a filibuster in the senate
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conference committee
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a temporary committee of legislators from either the house or senate created to work out differences in bills passed by both houses in congress
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constituents
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a person who lives in an electoral district and is represented by an electoral office
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filibuster
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the tactic of using endless speeches on the senate floor to delay or prevent passages of legislation
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implied powers
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those powers authorized by a legal document while not stated, seem to be implied by powers expressly stated
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joint committee
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a permanent committee of legislature from both the House and Senate that deals with matters of common interest, such as economic policy
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majority leader
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the leader of the Senate, also the majority party's 2nd in command in the House.
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minority leader
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The minority party's overall leader and main strategist
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oversight committee
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A committee with the power to oversee the work of federal agencies
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pork
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publicly founded projects secured by legislators to benefit there home district or state
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president pro tempore
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a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US senate in the absence of the vice president
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rider
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an amendment attached to a bill that has little or no relation to the subject of the bill
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select committee
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Committee's formed by congress to investigate specific problems. There usually temporary
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seniority
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The number of years of unbroken service on a committee
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Speaker of the House
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Leader of the House and 2nd in line for presedency
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standing committee
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A permanent committee of legislators from either the House or Senate responsible for specific policy areas, such as foreign affairs or agricultures
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specific powers
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Powers strictly specified in the constitution
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subcommittee
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They do most of the work of reviewing proposed legislation
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