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- 5. responsible for he rules in which bills will be presented to the house of representatives.
- 6. to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner
- 7. a meeting or session of a Senate, House, joint, or special committee of Congress
- 15. people who work interest group and seek candidates to deal with
- 17. the current holder of a position
- 18. a conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party or faction.
- 22. It allows the Senate to limit consideration of a pending matter to 30 additional hours of debate.
- 24. a formal discussion in which
- 25. is a situation in which no one present objects to a proposal.
- 27. a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
- 28. the action or process of inheriting a title, office, property, etc.
- 30. any of the voters who elect a person to represent them.
- 32. the redistribution of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives based on changes in population
- 34. the head of a majority party especially the US senate or house of representatives
- 35. manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
- 36. a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
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- 1. political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives
- 2. is comprised of two chambers, often described as the lower house and the upper house
- 3. a formal petition
- 4. a legislative measure that's passed by both parties in a bicameral legislature.
- 8. the annual meeting held in congress
- 9. a committee composed of some members of a larger committee, board, or other body and reporting to it.
- 10. a legislative motion which authorizes the government to spend money
- 11. each state draws new legislative district boundaries every ten years.
- 12. an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution
- 13. officer in the legislative branch and second first in succession to presidency
- 14. person that ensures important votes have the desired outcome for their party on major issues.
- 16. a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.
- 19. Members of Congress are assigned to committees to investigate the merits and problems with suggested bills
- 20. arguments are put forward
- 21. a prolonged speech to obstruct progress in legislature
- 23. the practice of influencing politicians and lawmakers
- 26. a permanent committee that meets regularly.
- 29. The means by which a senator informally signals his objection to a bill or nomination.
- 31. minimum number of members needed present to make a meeting valid.
- 33. a constitutional right for a president to reject