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- 5. to suggest a person for a position or office
- 6. legislation that has passed both houses of Congress, has been signed into law by the president, or passed despite his veto, and therefore becomes law
- 7. or council member a member of the governing body of a county
- 8. people public officials are elected to represent
- 9. more than half (50%) of the votes
- 12. a member of the Florida House of Representatives (state representative) or Florida Senate (state senator)
- 14. confirmation the process of the Senate approving the president’s choices for certain positions within the government
- 15. a law enacted by a city or county affecting local affairs such as traffic, noise, and animal control
- 18. a temporary panel composed of House and Senate members, which is formed for the purpose of reconciling differences in legislation that has passed both chambers. Conference committees are usually convened to resolve differences on major and controversial legislation.
- 22. a law enacted at the state level
- 23. a position where a member of Congress is elected by the majority party to serve as the chief spokesperson for that party and to manage and schedule the business of either house
- 25. having two chambers (e.g. the two houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives)
- 26. job or duty that is given to a person
- 29. self-government by citizens at the local level
- 30. a member of the lower house of a state legislature (the Florida House of Representatives)
- 31. a member of the U.S. Senate elected to represent an entire state, there are two senators per state
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- 1. a member of the U.S House of Representatives; representatives are elected in districts throughout each state
- 2. how representatives and senators are chosen for their assigned committees
- 3. or council member a member of the governing body of a city
- 4. a two-part system of legislative branch that makes laws
- 9. the political party with the most elected members
- 10. the group of persons elected to manage local public schools
- 11. a member of the upper house of a state legislature (the Florida Senate)
- 13. a high-ranking senator of the majority party who leads the U.S. Senate if the vice president is unable
- 16. the political party second in the number of elected members
- 17. a permanent committee established under the standing rules of both houses of Congress that focuses specific subject areas (e.g. Special Committee on Aging)
- 19. permanent committee that focuses on specific subject areas (e.g. Education and the Workforce Committee)
- 20. a proposal for a law
- 21. an office identified in Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution; the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, usually the highest ranking member of the majority party
- 24. groups a group of people who are concerned with a particular issue and who try to influence legislators to act in their favor, also known as an interest group
- 27. a position where a member of Congress is elected by the minority party to serve as the chief spokesperson for the party and to support the majority party in managing and scheduling the business of either house
- 28. a group of organized people that have the authority to make laws for a political unit