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Chapter 13 Flashcards

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Bicameral legislator

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A lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts

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Filibuster

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An attempt to defeat a bill in the senate by talking indefinitely, thus preventing the senate from taking action on the bill

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Marginal districts

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Political districts in which candidates elected to the house of Representiitves win in close elections, typically less than 55 percent of the vote

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Safe districts

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Districts in which incumbents win by margins of 55 percent or more

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Conservative coaltion

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An alliance between republican and conservative democrats

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Majority leader

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The legislative leader elected by party members holding majority seats in the house or senat

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Minority leader

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By holding minority of seats in senate

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Whip

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Helps party leaders stay informed of party member thoughts

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Speaker

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The presiding officer of the house of Representiitves and th leader of his or her party in the house

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Caucus

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An association of congressional members created to advance a political ideology a political ideology or a regional ethnic of economic interest

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Standing committee

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Permentaly established legislative committes that consider and are responsible for legislation within a certain subject area

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Select committees

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Congressional committees appointed for a limited time or purpose

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Joint committee

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Committes on which both senators and representatives serve

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Conference committee

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Joint committee appointed to resolve the difference in the Senate and the house’s version of the same bill

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Partisan polarization

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A vote on which a majority of democratic legislators oppose a ,adroitly of republican legislators

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Simple resolution

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An expression of opinion in these or senate to settle procedural matters in either body

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Concurrent resolution

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An expression of opinion without the force of law that requires the approval of house and senate but not the president

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Joint resolution

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Must be approved by president, senate, and the house to be approved

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Discharge petition

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A device where any member of the house after a committee has had a bill for thirty days can bring it to the floor

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Restrictive

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An order from the house rules committee that permits certain kinds of amendments but not other made into a bill on the floor

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Closed rule

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An order from the house rules committee that sets a time limit on debate; forbids a bill to be amended on the floor

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Open rule

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An order from the house rules committee that permits a bill to be amended on the floor.

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Quorum

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The minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted in congress

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Riders

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Amendments on matters unrelated to a bill that are added to an important bill so they will ride the passage through congress. When a bill has many riders it is called a Christmas tree bill

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Cloture rule

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A rule used by the senate to end or limit debate

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Cloture rule

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A rule used by senate end or limit debate

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Double tracking

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A procedure to keep the senate going during a filibuster in which disputed bill is shelved temporarily so that the senate an go on with other business

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Voice vote,

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A comngressional voting procedure in which members say yay or nay for agree or disagree, permitting members to vote quickly and anon

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Division vote

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A congressional voting procedure in which members stand and are counted

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Roll call vote

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A congressional voting procedure that consist of members saying yay or nay when their name is called

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Teller vote

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A congressional voting in which members pass through two tellers and say yay or nay in passing

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Veto

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Literally “I forbid” it refers to the power of a president to disapprove of a bill. It may be overridden with 2/3 congressional vote

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Divided government

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One party controls White House while another party controls congress

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Unified government

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The same party is in control

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Earmarks

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Hidden congressional provisions that direct the federal government to fin specific projects or that exempt specific persons or groups from paying specific federal taxes or fees

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Pork barrel legislation

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Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituttnts in several districts of states in hope of winning their votes in return

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Franking privilege

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The Abbott of members to mail letters to their constituttnts free of charge by substituting their facsimile signature for postage

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