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| Man that is a self-proclaimed expert in politics |
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| Members of congress who already hold office |
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| Nickname for a person with a protected seat in congress by an incumbent |
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| member of the "upper house": 100 members |
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| Group of Senators who came together 2005 to avoid "nuclear option" |
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| Term for southern democrats that vote with republicans on some issues |
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| member of the "people's house" =435 mems |
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| Descriptive Representation |
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| Representing constituents by looking, thinking and acting like them |
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| Substantive Representation |
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| Representing the interests of group |
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| Rep. that's elected by entire state |
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| Activities of members of congress =help cut throught red tape to get things they want |
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| List of fed projects that incumbents secure for constituents |
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| When an incumbent isn't running |
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| Legislature divided into 2 houses |
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| reviews all bills before they enter full House for debate |
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| Stalling technique used in Senate to "talk bill to death" |
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| Mandated positions chosen by Majority party in house |
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| Responsible for scheduling bills and rounding up votes |
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| Assistants to leaders who trake votes and target undecided members |
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| Leader of minority party in House or Senate |
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| Separate committees in each house that handle bills in different areas |
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| com. on a few areas with memberships from both houses |
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| Formed from each house to reconcile language of a bill |
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| Committees appointed for a single purpose |
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| Monitoring of administartion of policy |
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| Most important influence on congressional agenda |
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| rule saying the committee chairmen will be selected from majority party member w/ longest service on it |
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| Proposed law by executive brance that is formally introduced |
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| Tradition of trading votes of legislation or exchanging favors |
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| Name given to congressional trips at taxpayers' expense |
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| Redistricting by majority party after census |
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| Case that banned racial gerrymandering |
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| US Term Limitys, Inc v. Thornton |
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| striked down term limitys for incumbents |
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| Describing Congress' budget power |
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| Congressional Budget Office |
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| agency responsible for analyzing president's budget |
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| General Accounting Office |
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| Performs audits of the executive branch helpping with legislative oversight |
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| Agency that provides research for members of congress |
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