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  1. 4. An agreement in the Senate that sets the terms for the consideration of a bill
  2. 7. The person who has that most power in the senate and is the head of the party with the most seats
  3. 9. A procedure through which senators can end debate on a bill and proceed to action, provided 60 senators agree to it
  4. 11. The ideo that members of Congress should act as trustees, making decision based on their knowledge and judgment
  5. 12. A tactic through which an individual senator may use the right of unlimited debate to delay a motion or postpone action on a piece of legislation
  6. 21. Efforts by Congress to ensure that executive branch agencies bureaus, and cabinet departments, as well as their officials, are acting legally and in accordance with congressional goals
  7. 25. The uneven distribution of the population among legislative districts
  8. 27. institutional advantages held by those already in office who are trying to fend off challenges in an election
  9. 30. States' redrawing of boundaries of electoral disctricts following each census
  10. 31. Trading of votes by members of Congress to get their earmarks passed into legislature
  11. 32. The power of a president to reject a bill passed by Congress, sending it back to the originating brnach with objections
  12. 34. Spending required by existing laws that is locked in: the budget
  13. 35. Being already in office as opposed to running for the first time
  14. 36. Representation where members of Congress balance their choices with the interests of their constituents and parties in making descioins
  15. 38. The head of the party with the second-highest number of seats in Congress, chosen by the partys members
  16. 40. Spending for programs and policies at the sicretion of Congress and the president
  17. 41. The amount of money remaining when the government takes in more than it spends
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  1. 1. A motion filed by a member of Congress to move a bill out of committee and onto the floor of the house of representatives for a vote
  2. 2. The executive branch office that assistes that president in setting nayional spending priorites
  3. 3. The leader of the house of Representatives, chosen by an election of its members
  4. 5. A delay placed on legislation by a senator who objects to a bill
  5. 6. A district which voters of minority ethnicity constitute an electoral majority within that electoral district
  6. 8. Legislation that directs specific funds to projects within districts or states
  7. 10. A powerfull committee that determines when a bill will be subject to debate and vote on the house floor, how long the debate will last, and whether amendments will be allowed on the floor
  8. 13. The process of determining the number of representatives for each state using census data
  9. 14. Drawing of district boundaries into strange shapes to benefit a political party
  10. 15. A program that provides benefits for those who qualify under the law, regardless of income
  11. 16. The person who is the second in command of the house of representatives
  12. 17. Period at the end of a presidential term when congress may block presidential intiatives and nominess
  13. 18. An organization that raises money for candidates and campaigns
  14. 19. The intentioanl use of redistricting to benefit a specific interest or group of voters
  15. 20. The total amount of money owed by the federal government
  16. 22. of thewhole Consits of all members of the House and meets in the house chamber but is governed by different rules, making it easier to consider complex and controversial legislation
  17. 23. The shortfall when a government takes in less money than it spends
  18. 24. Agreement between the parties to work together in Congress to pass legislation
  19. 26. Leader if congressional committee who hRepresentativeser the committees agenda
  20. 28. A body of voters in a given area who elect a representative or senator
  21. 29. Control of the presidenct and one or both chambers of Congress spilt between the two major parties
  22. 33. A slowdown or halt in Congress's ability to legislate and overcome divisions, especially those based on partisanship
  23. 37. The idea that the main duty of a member of Congress is to carry out constituents wished
  24. 39. A member of Congress, chosen by his or her party members, whose job is to ensure party unity and discipline