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- 4. pro tempore- A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the vice president.
- 5. The process of dividing seats for the house in 50 states.
- 6. Action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question.
- 8. leader- The majority leader schedules legislation to be considered on the House floor.
- 10. (5) –Name and Define
- 14. veto- Representative governments that divide their executive and legislative functions.
- 15. veto- An indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president.
- 17. The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
- 19. A quorum is the minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly.
- 21. One single legislative chamber.
- 23. An official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature.
- 24. committees- Reconcile house & senate version of the same bill.
- 25. To blame someone.
- 28. A 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.
- 30. A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
- 33. Killing the bill.
- 34. having two branches.
- 36. The current holder of an office or position.
- 38. budget- The federal budget is an itemized plan for the annual public expenditures of the United States.
- 39. Communicating with any official in the legislative.
- 40. A nongermane amendment to a bill or an amendment to an appropriation bill that changes the permanent law governing a program funded by the bill.
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- 1. bill- He president submits a budget to Congress for the federal government every fiscal year
- 2. A meeting talking about business.
- 3. Subcategories of issues
- 7. committees- Permanent
- 9. commerce- Transportation of products, services, or money across state borders.
- 10. A meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
- 11. The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.
- 12. A bill is proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature.
- 13. A political group tries to change a voting district to help or damage groups.
- 16. If a federal official commits a crime or otherwise acts improperly, the House of Representatives may impeach and formally charge that official.
- 18. A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.
- 20. Cloture is a Senate procedure that limits further consideration of a pending proposal to thirty hours in order to end a filibuster.
- 22. barrel legislation- metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects.
- 26. resolution- A legislative measure passed by only either the Senate or the House.
- 27. The House of Representatives has five calendars of business.
- 29. committees- House and senate members
- 31. A member of a constituency.
- 32. A writ ordering a person to attend a court.
- 35. The trading of favors.
- 37. committees- Temporary