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- 1. grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
- 5. seen as the chief spokesperson for their party in the Senate, and, if the House is controlled by the opposite party, the United States Congress as whole.
- 7. Any system where one group has significantly more influence than another
- 8. A bi-partisan congressional alliance of conservative senators and representatives, who opposed the New Deal.
- 10. establishes a ranking or hierarchy among the employees based on relative length of employment
- 14. a committee of the United States House of Representatives that is responsible for passing appropriation bills along with its Senate counterpart.
- 16. the holding of an office or the period during which one is held.
- 18. a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
- 22. one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature
- 25. a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.
- 29. which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both.
- 30. the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
- 33. - the action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
- 35. a resolution adopted by both houses of a legislative assembly that does not require the signature of the chief executive and that does not have the force of law.
- 38. by manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency.
- 39. assign to a particular category or class, especially in a manner that is too rigid or exclusive.
- 40. a permanent committee that meets regularly.
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- 2. a joint committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill
- 3. leader of the US House of Representatives.
- 4. the ability to send mail by one's signature rather than by postage—date back to the seventeenth-century English House of Commons.
- 6. seen as the chief spokesperson for their party in the Senate, and, if the House is controlled by the opposite party, the United States Congress as whole.
- 9. a committee appointed from both houses of a bicameral legislature in order to reach a compromise on their differences concerning a particular issue.
- 11. considers all bills reported from policy and fiscal committees and determines whether, and in what order, to schedule their consideration on the floor of the House.
- 12. provides financial analysis, advice, and oversight of the organizations budget
- 13. a law that automatically terminates an agency, a law, or a government program, that fails to procure legislature approval beyond a fixed period of time.
- 15. a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.
- 17. a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee by "discharging" the committee from further consideration of a bill or resolution.
- 19. an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.
- 20. 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.
- 21. social work directly concerned with individuals, especially that involving a study of a person's family history and personal circumstances.
- 23. oversight by the United States Congress over the Executive Branch, including the numerous U.S. federal agencies
- 24. The minority leader serves as floor leader of the "loyal opposition," and is the minority counterpart to the Speaker.
- 26. effectively eliminate the opportunity to consider amendments, other than those reported by the committee reporting the bill.
- 27. a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.
- 28. serve as the parliamentary head of a committee.
- 31. any bill that increases or decreases the total revenues available for appropriation, including any sales tax exemption bill.
- 32. permit the offering of any amendment that otherwise complies with House rules, and allows debate under the 5-minute rule.
- 34. the action or fact of authorizing or being authorized.
- 36. an official of a political party appointed to maintain discipline among its members in Congress or Parliament, especially so as to ensure attendance and voting in debates.
- 37. a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.