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| The people a member of Congress represents |
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| Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals |
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| People who represents interest groups |
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| The area that a member of Congress represents |
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| A plan for raising and spending money |
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| A law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial |
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| The presiding officer of the House of Representatives. |
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President Pro Tempore
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An officer who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent.
(Also known as president pro tem.) |
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| The chief offericers of the majority and minority parties in each house (Senate and House of Representatives) who guide the bills that their party supports through Congress. |
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