Ch 6 Voc Flashcards
Proposed law
Bill
The people a person in congress resents
Constituents
A Group of people who work together for similar interests or goals
Interest group
People who represent interest groups
Lobbyists
The area that a member of the house represents
Congressional district
Plan for raising and spending money
Budget
A law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial
A bill of attainder
The presiding officer if the HoR
The speaker of the house
The officer who will preside over senate if the Vice President is absent
President pro tempore
The chief officers of the majority and minority parties
Floor leaders
When the president holds a bill for 10 days while the session of congress ends.This stops it from becoming law
Pocket veto
The use of long speeches to prevent a vote for a bill
Filibuster
Agreement to end the debate on a bill
Cloture
