Congress

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  1. 3. the president's constitutional power to turn down acts of Congress
  2. 6. holding the political office for which one is running
  3. 9. a presidential veto that is automatically triggered if the president does not act on a given piece of legislation passed during the final 10 days of a legislative session
  4. 11. a rule or process in a legislative body aimed at ending debate on a given bill
  5. 12. the process, occurring after every decennial census, that allocates congressional seats among the 50 states
  6. 16. the formal charge by the House of Representatives that a government official has committed "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors"
  7. 18. a vote in which each legislator's yes or no vote is recorded as the clerk calls the names of the members alphabetically
  8. 19. a provision by the House Rules Committee that permits floor debate and the addition of new amendments to a bill
  9. 22. the process of redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representatives; this happens every 10 years to reflect shifts in popu_lation or in response to legal challenges to existing districts
  10. 24. a tactic used by members of the Senate to prevent action on legislation they oppose by continuously holding the floor and speaking until the majority backs down
  11. 25. the effort by Congress, through hearings, investigations, and other techniques, to exercise control over the activities of executive agencies
  12. 26. having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses, distinguished from unicameral
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  1. 1. a provision by the House Rules Committee limiting or prohibiting the introduction of amendments during debate
  2. 2. the amounts of money approved by Congress in statutes (bills) that each unit or agency of government can spend
  3. 4. a representative who votes based on what they think is best for their constituency
  4. 5. the ranking given to an individual on the basis of length of continuous service on a committee in Congress
  5. 7. the residents in the area from which an official is elected
  6. 8. a gathering of House Republicans every two years to elect their House leaders; Democrats call their gathering the "caucus"
  7. 10. a party member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party's legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes
  8. 13. the deep ideological distance between the two parties
  9. 14. the chief presiding officer of the House of Representatives
  10. 15. a proposed law that has been sponsored by a member of Congress and submitted to the clerk of the House or Senate
  11. 17. the session in which a congressional committee rewrites legislation to incorporate changes discussed during hearings on a bill
  12. 20. appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but that are created so that local representatives can win re-election in their home districts
  13. 21. the apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair advantage to one racial or ethnic group or political party
  14. 23. a representative who votes according to the preferences of their constituency