chapter 8 government vocab

3. the ability for members of Congress to send out mail for free without postage
4. a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected
5. election of an officeholder by the voters of an entire governmental unit
9. a meeting, as of various committees, to settle disagreements between the two branches of the legislature.
10. an official count of a country’s population
14. electoral district represented by a single officeholder.
15. Redrawing district boundaries to favor the political party
17. A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate
18. The practice of extending debate in the Senate, used to obstruct or delay legislation
21. the second-ranking members of each party's leadership
23. A veto taking place when congress adjourns within 10 days of having submitted a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it
25. allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators
26. third-highest ranking individual in the majority party
28. Low travel fares, and often free fare to foreign nations on congressional inquires
29. a type of temporary joint committee that is set up when the House and Senate have each passed different versions of the same law

1. The legislative leader elected by the party members building a majority of seats in the House of Representatives
2. a permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
6. a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote
7. laws that limit the number of terms elected officials can serve
8. A temporary legislative committee established for a limited time period and for a special purpose
11. two-house, Congress
12. The member of the United States Senate, or of the upper house of a State's legislature, chosen to preside in the absence of the president of the Senate
13. legislatures redraw the boundaries of congressional districts
16. the elected presiding officer of the House and the leader of its majority party
19. a proposed law that requires the approval of both houses of congress and the signature of the president in order to become a law.
20. allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators
22. the member of congress responsible for running a committee, who can have great influence over the committee agenda and, by extension, the legislative process
24. The legislative leader elected by the party members holding the majority of seats in the House of Representatives
27. to reject or prohibit actions and laws of other government officials
30. meeting or grouping of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement.