Government Review: Congress

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  1. 2. / an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill.
  2. 3. / a personally pen-signed or printed facsimile signature of a person.
  3. 7. / Government Accountability Office is an agency of the U.S. government that monitors and audits government spending and operations.
  4. 9. / a rule in the U.S. Congress by which members have their choice of committee assignments in order of rank based solely on length of service.
  5. 10. Pro Tempore / a senator, usually a senior member of the majority party, who is chosen to preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
  6. 13. / an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.
  7. 15. tree bill / a political term referring to a bill that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments.
  8. 16. / a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.
  9. 19. President / an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.
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  1. 1. of the House / The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.
  2. 4. / is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency.
  3. 5. / a box into which a proposed legislative bill is dropped and thereby officially introduced.
  4. 6. / to lay aside for use or reference at some later, indefinite time
  5. 8. / a change or addition to a legal or statutory document.
  6. 9. / a writ ordering a person to attend a court.
  7. 11. / an official who holds an office.
  8. 12. / a designation for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body.
  9. 14. / Collateralized Bond Obligation - An investment-grade bond backed by a pool of junk bonds.
  10. 17. of Congress / the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.
  11. 18. / a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.