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  1. 4. federally funded local projects attached to bills passed through Congress
  2. 5. the things that the Constitution explicitly says Congress can do
  3. 7. a device by which any member of the House, after a committee has had the bill for 30 days, may petition to have it brought to the floor
  4. 8. a situation in which the government is unable to pass new legislation
  5. 13. appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district
  6. 15. a standing committee of the House of Representatives that provides special rules under which specific bills can be debated, amended, and considered by the House
  7. 17. an association of Congress members created to advance a political ideology or a regional, ethnic or economic interest
  8. 18. an attempt to defeat a bill in the Senate by talking indefinitely, thus preventing the Senate from taking action on the bill
  9. 19. when a bill has lots of riders
  10. 20. a district where no single candidate or party has overwhelming support
  11. 21. constitutional power given to Congress to raise or spend money
  12. 24. a model of representation in which a member of the House or Senate follows his or her own conscience when deciding issue positions
  13. 26. legislators should follow their own judgement until the public becomes vocal about a particular matter, at which point they should follow the dictates of constituents
  14. 27. elected from those candidates by a majority vote of the Members of the US House of Representatives; presiding officer of the House
  15. 30. pertaining to the subject of the pending bill or other business; stands for the simple proposition that an amendment must address the same subject as the matter being amended
  16. 31. a procedure to keep the Senate going during a filibuster in which the disputed bill is shelved temporarily so that the Senate can get on with other business
  17. 34. committees on which both senators and representatives serve; similar to Select Committees, and often focus public attention on a major issue
  18. 35. when seats get redistributed throughout the states based on new population taken every 10 years
  19. 36. an informal practice by which a senator informs Senate leadership that he or she does not wish a particular measure or nomination to reach the floor for consideration
  20. 37. powers of the federal government that are not explicitly named in the Constitution but are implied so that the federal government can carry out its enumerated powers
  21. 38. a senator or representative who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking
  22. 39. the legislative leader elected by party members holding majority of the seats in the House or Senate
  23. 40. a congressional voting procedure in which members stand and are counted
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  1. 1. the view that an elected represent should represent the opinions of his or her constituents
  2. 2. the House of Representatives committee that, along with the Senate Finance Committee, writes the tax codes, subject to the approval of Congress as a whole
  3. 3. the legislative leader elected by party members holding a minority of seats in the House or Senate
  4. 6. an expression of opinion without the force of law that requires the approval of both the House and the Senate but not the president
  5. 9. a form of reciprocity in which members of Congress support bills that they otherwise might not vote for in exchange for other members' votes on bills that are very important to them
  6. 10. a seat in the House of Representatives that is not considered to be safe for the incumbent in the next election
  7. 11. a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives in charge if setting the specific expenditures of money by the government
  8. 12. established the direct election of senators
  9. 14. the principle of a two-house legislature
  10. 16. the minimum number of members who must be present for the business to be conducted in Congress
  11. 20. districts/seats in which the incumbents win by margins of 55% or more
  12. 22. officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the Vice President
  13. 23. a congressional voting procedure that consists of members answering "yea" or "nay" to their names
  14. 25. a rule used by the Senate to end or limit debate; needs 60 votes to end a filibuster in Senate
  15. 28. (1962)the US Supreme Court case that held that federal courts could hear cases alleging that a state's drawing of electoral boundaries violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment
  16. 29. President of the Senate
  17. 32. congressional committees appointed for a limited time and purpose; usually formed to conduct an investigation into a current matter of great public concern
  18. 33. an expression of opinion either in the House or Senate to settle procedural matters in either body