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- 3. Sessions held by committees or subcommittees to gather information and views from experts.
- 5. Part of the committee or subcommittee process of considering a bill, wherein committee members ask executive agencies that would administer the law for written comments on the measure.
- 7. A bicameral, bipartisan committee composed of legislators whose job is to reconcile two versions of a bill.
- 9. The privilege of sending mail free of charge by members of Congress.
- 11. Reallocation of seats in the House of Representatives to each state based on changes in state populations since the last census.
- 12. Personal work by a member of Congress on behalf of a constituent or group of constituents, typically aimed at getting the government to do something the constituent wants done.
- 13. A role in which an elected or appointed leader acts as an advocate for citizens by listening to and investigating complaints against a government agency.
- 15. A procedural move in which a supermajority of 60 senators agrees to end a filibuster.
- 18. The redrawing of congressional district boundaries within each state, based on the reapportionment from the census.
- 19. A subordinate committee in Congress that typically handles specific areas of a standing committee’s jurisdiction.
- 21. A hybrid model of representation in which legislators vote in keeping with constituents’ views on important or high-profile matters but rely on the trustee model for more mundane matters.
- 22. The segment of voters who pay careful attention to political issues.
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- 1. A special tactic used to extract a bill from a committee to have it considered by the entire House.
- 2. A designation within a spending bill that provides for a specific expenditure.
- 4. The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit an incumbent, a political party, or another group.
- 6. A legislative committee’s explanation to the full chamber of a bill and its intent.
- 7. The process by which the legislative branch “checks” the executive branch to ensure that the laws Congress has passed are being administered in keeping with legislators’ intent.
- 8. The process by which the members of legislative committees “mark up” a bill with suggested language for changes and amendments.
- 10. The determination by Congress of which public issues the government should consider for legislation.
- 14. A wooden box that sits on a desk at the front of the House of Representatives, into which House members place bills they want to introduce.
- 16. A procedural move by a member of the Senate to attempt to halt passage of a bill, during which the senator can speak for an unlimited time on the Senate floor.
- 17. The practice of members of Congress agreeing to vote for a bill in exchange for their colleague’s vote on another bill.
- 20. A proposed piece of legislation.