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Think American Govt Ch 12 Flashcards

1
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Impeach

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Act of formally accusing

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Supermajority

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Greater than simple majority

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3
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Franking privilege

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Free postage

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4
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Logrolling

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2 or more members of congress agree in advance to support each other’s favored legislature

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Constituency service

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Particular needs of constituents

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Term limitation

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Restrict number of terms

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Floor

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Full house or full senate taking action

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Senate president pro tempore

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The presiding officer of the senate in the Vice Presidents absence

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Seniority

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Length of service

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Senate majority leader

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Head of the majority party in the senate

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Speaker of the house

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Leader of the majority

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House majority leader

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The second ranking figure in the majority party in the house

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Minority leader

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The heads of the minority party in the house or senate

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Whips

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Assistant floor leader in congress

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Standing committee

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Authority to draft legislation in a particular policy area or areas

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Special or select committee

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A committee established for a limited time only

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Joint committee

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A committee that includes members from both houses of congress

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Party caucus

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All of the party members of the house or senate meeting as a group

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Omnibus bill

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Complex highly detailed

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Bill

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A proposed law

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Resolution

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Statement of opinion

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Sponsor

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Introduces a measure

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Multiple referral of legislation

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More than one committee

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Legislative markup

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Go over measure line by line revising

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Table

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Postpone a measure

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Discharge petition

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Force a committee to report a bill to the floor

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Appropriation bill

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Authorization to spend money

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House rules committee

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Determined the rules

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Structured rules

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Specify the condition

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UCA - Unanimous consent agreement

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Formal understanding / acceptance by every member of the committee

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Filibuster

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Prolonged debate

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Non-germane debate

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Unrelated subject matter

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Killer amendment

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Lack enough support to pass

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Cloture

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Ending a filibuster

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Conference committee

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Negotiate differences on similar pieces

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Conferees

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Members of a conference committee

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Conference report

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A revised bill

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Pocket veto

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Die without signature

39
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Veto

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Refusing to approve

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Rider

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Unlikely to become law on its own merit

41
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Bicameral

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2 house legislature

Political Science (4 decks)

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