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| two chamber. HoR- elected by people. Senate- chosen by legislatures |
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| prolonged speech(es) made to delay action in a legislative assembly |
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| districts that have close elections (winner gets less than 55 percent of vote) |
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| districts where incumbents win by wide margins (55 percent or more) |
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| alliance between Republicans and conservative Democrats (southern Democrats vote with Republicans) |
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| the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of sets in the House or Senate |
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| the legislative leader elected by party members holding a minority of seats in the House or Senate |
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| a senator who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking, rounds up members when important votes are to be taken,a nd attempts to keep a nose count on how the voting on a controversial is issue is likely to go |
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| vote in which a majority of voting Democrats oppose a majority of voting Republicans |
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