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Publicly funded projects secured by legislators to benefit their home districts or states

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Pork

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A person who lives in an electoral district and is represented by an elected official

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Constituent

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A small legislative committee within a larger, standing committee; do much of the work of reviewing legislation

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Subcommittee

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A temporary committee formed either by the house or debate to investigate a specific problem

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Special/select committee

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A permanent committee of legislators from both the house and senate that deals with matters of common interest such as economic policy

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Joint committee

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A temporary committee of legislators from both house and senate created to work our differences in bills passed by both chambers

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Conference committee

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A formal charge of wrongdoing against the president or other public official, first step in removal from office

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Impeachment

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A formal approval of an agreement, treaty or constitution

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Ratification

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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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Appropriations

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An official statement issued by both houses of congress, once signed by the president, it has the force of law

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Joint resolution

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Personal services provided by members of Congress to their constituents, often to help their constituents with problems they are having with the federal bureaucracy

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Casework

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A high school junior who works as a messenger and errand-runner in the House or Senate

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Congressional page

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The tradition that a congressional committee members seniority, the number of years of unbroken service in a committee, determined that members position on the committee

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Seniority rule

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A meeting of lawmakers to hear testimony and gather information on a proposed piece of legislation

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Legislative hearing

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A meeting of a legislative committee at which members amend a bill before putting it to a vote

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Markup session

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A condition placed on a bill by the house rules committee that severely limits floor debates and amendments, allows bill to move through house quickly with few changes

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Closed rule

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A condition placed on a bill by the house rules committee that permits floor debate and amendments, allows opponents to change a bill or even kill it

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Open rule

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The power of the house speaker f senate majority leader to grant permission to speak on the house or senate floor, no member may address the chamber without being recognized by the leader

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Power of recognition

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The tactic of using endless speeches on the senate floor to delay or prevent passage of legislation, not permitted in the house

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Filibuster

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The process used to end a filibuster in the senate, needs at least 60 votes

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Cloture

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A number of votes greater than a simple majority, sometimes required to pass a particular notion or proposal

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Supermajority

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Request by senator to delay action on a bill

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Hold

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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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Rider

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A bill with so many riders attached to it that it seems to offer something for everyone

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Christmas tree bill

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A method of voting in congress in which members call out their vote as a group, individual votes are not recorded

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Voice vote

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A method of voting in congress in which members stand up as a group, individual votes are not recorded

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Standing vote

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A method of voting in congress in which members register their vote individually

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Roll call vote

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To choose not to cast a vote on a bill

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Abstain

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The trading of votes among legislators to ensure the passage of various bills in which they have a special interest

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Logrolling

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The members of a congressional conference committee

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Conferees

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A direct vote on a bill in the full house or senate, must be approved or rejected as is, with no further amendments or delays

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Up or down vote

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What benefits the incumbents use to keep in touch with their voters and districts

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Office resources

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Individuals and organizations give money in larger amounts to incumbents than to challengers

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Campaign funds

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Incumbents can point to federally funded projects that they have won for their districts (use their “pork”)

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Bragging rights

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Has more power than anyone else in congress, nominated by majority party, presides over the house, assigns bills to committees and appoints members to special committees and commissions

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Speaker of the house

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Majority party’s second in command (under speaker of house)

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Majority leader

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Minority party’s overall leader and main strategist

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Minority leader

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Assistant floor leaders responsible for keeping the leadership informed and persuading party members to vote along party lines

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Majority and minority whips

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Official presiding officer of this body, Vice President of US usually only used to break tie vote

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President of the senate

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Senior senator of the majority party, may preside over senate sessions when the VP is not there
“For the time being”

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President of the senate pro tempore

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Permanent committee of legislators from either house or senate responsible for specific policy areas, such as foreign affairs or agriculture

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Standing committees

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Case where elastic cause was stretched, whether congress had exceed it’s authority to control interstate commerce when it passed violence against women act

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United States vs Morrison

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Congress oversees executive agencies to make sure they carry out the laws it has passed

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Oversight

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Senate must confirm or approve key officials appointed by the president

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Confirmation

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Voting to reverse a presidents veto of legislation

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Override

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Proposal to change to constitution

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Amendment

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President Johnson’s ability to convince others to see things his way by using tactics such as jabbing fingers and leaning on others

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The johnson treatment

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