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Question 1

Constituent

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Standing committee

Answer 2

a permanent committee of legislators from either the House or Senate responsible for specific policy areas, such as foreign affairs or agriculture.

Question 3

Joint committee

Answer 3

a permanent committee of legislators from both the House and Senate that deals with matters of common interest, such as economic policy.

Question 4

Conference committee

Answer 4

a temporary committee of legislators from both the House and Senate created to work out differences in bills passed by both chambers.

Question 5

Appropriations

Answer 5

funds allocated by a legislature for a stated purpose as part of a budget or spending bill.

Question 6

Joint resolution

Answer 6

an official statement issued by both houses of Congress; once signed by the president, a joint resolution has the force of law.

Question 7

Casework

Answer 7

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

Question 8

pork

Answer 8

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