\Legislative Branch

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  1. 1. a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility.
  2. 3. a proposed law to authorize spending money.
  3. 7. States would draw district boundaries to give one political party an electoral advantage.
  4. 8. a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility
  5. 11. a session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill.
  6. 12. a paid representative of an interest group who contacts government officials on behalf of these interest groups
  7. 13. a resolution passed in the same form by both houses.
  8. 17. closed meeting, of the majority party chooses the Speaker of the House at the start of each session of Congress.
  9. 20. the Senate member, elected by the Senate, who stands in as president of the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
  10. 24. direct contact made by lobbyists to persuade government officials to support the policies their interest group favors.
  11. 26. termcode-amend-29-1917
  12. 28. A session lasts one year and includes breaks for holidays and vacations.
  13. 32. a vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions.
  14. 33. groups of people who share common goals and organize to influence government and policy
  15. 34. Two houses or chambers
  16. 35. Congress divides its legislative, oversight.
  17. 36. only a few lawmakers take part in floor debates.
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  1. 2. a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate.
  2. 4. Each state’s population determines the number of representatives it will have for the next 10 years.
  3. 5. The Speaker’s top assistant is the_________.
  4. 6. Leadership in the Senate closely parallels leadership in the House, but the Senate has no Speaker
  5. 9. a “traffic officer,” helping direct the flow of major legislation.
  6. 10. a temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and to report its findings to the House or Senate.
  7. 14. motions placed on a bill in the Senate that alert party leaders that if unanimous consent were to be sought, they would object.
  8. 15. rejection of a bill by the president .
  9. 16. a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues.
  10. 18. the most powerful leaders.
  11. 19. committee work also gives representatives the time to study and shape bills.
  12. 21. dealing with general matters and applying to the entire nation
  13. 22. the majority leader has help from the majority
  14. 23. a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote.
  15. 25. the Speaker of the House follows the vice president in the line of_______.
  16. 27. a motion by all members of the Senate who are present to set aside formal rules and to consider a bill from the calendar.
  17. 29. members who were already in office, won reelection.
  18. 30. The process of redrawing district lines after reapportionment has been completed.
  19. 31. The minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action