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| What are the four steps for of the legislative process |
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-drafting the bill
-consideration and modification by district
-debate and decision by the House or senate
-the fashioning of a compromise measure |
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| informal term for any attempt to block or delay senate action on a bill or other matter by debating it at length, by offering numerous motions, or by other obstructive actions |
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| party leader whose job is to count votes and gather support from party lawmakers |
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| groups of legislators in the house and senate that deliberate on bills or there measures and make recommendations to the full body |
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| a permanent body within congress that evaluates proposal within its jurisdiction, chooses certain bills for consideration, and then revises and reports those bills to the full chamber. also oversees specific agencies and programs |
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| a unit of congressional committee that handles a very specific area of policy and legislation |
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| permanent or temporary committee set up to mount an investigation or to handle a particular issue. |
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| committees with members from both the house and senate that carry out studies or administrative tasks |
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| a temporary joint committee that settles difference between senate and house versions of a bill and recommends a compromise version to the house and senate |
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| refers to continuous service in either the house or senate or continuous service of a committee. committee chairmanships usually go to the senior committee member of the majority party |
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| the chief officer of the house of representatives |
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| in the senate, the highest ranking member of the majority party- in the house the highest ranking after the Speaker |
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| in the senate and the house the highest ranking member of the minority party |
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| a staff expert on the rules in the house or senate |
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| under the constitution, the officer who presides over the senate when the vice president is not presiding. Now it is an honorary position that customarily goes to the longest serving member of the majority party |
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| a situation in which different parties control the presidency and at least one of the chambers of congress |
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| the custom in the senate whereby the full body will not confirm presidential nominees for federal district judge, u.s. attorney, or federal marshal if the senior senator of the president's party from the state where the appointment is to be made objects. |
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| What does the const. give the house that the senate cannot do? |
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| Originate bills for raising revenues |
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| What two responsibilites does the Senate have (not the house) |
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-Approval treaties
-confirm presidential nominees |
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| a measure in one house that is similar or identical to a bill in the other |
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| a resolution passed by both the house and senate that, like a statute, is subject to a presidential veto. Once enacted, it has the full force of law |
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| the presidents constitutional authority to disapprove of a bill (or joint resolution passed by the house and senate. It is subject to override by a two thirds vote of both houses. |
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| a resolution passed by both the house and senate that expresses the sentiment of congress |
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| a resolution passed by either the house or senate that usually addresses a matter affecting only one house. |
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| the practice whereby the parliamentarian of the house or senate sends a bill to a committee (or committees) for consideration |
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| when one bill is sent to two or more committee for consideration |
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| the process by which a committee or subcommittee proposes changes to a bill |
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| a rule governing debate in the house of representatives that allows any amendments to be considered |
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| a rule governing debate in the house of representatives that prohibits amendments |
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| an informal practice in the senate that allows a member to request the leader to hold up action on a bill, presidential nomination , or other matter |
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| unanimous consent agreement |
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| an agreement negotiated in the senate before floor debate begins to specify the terms of debate, these require the approval of all interested senators |
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| the procedure used by the senate to place a time limit on debate on a bill or other matter, thereby overcoming a filibuster. This requires approval by three fifths of the full senate, currently 60 votes |
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| a legislative measure attached to a bill that often has little substantive relation to it |
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| when the house and senate by two thirds votes approve a bill over the president's veto |
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| when a president refuses to sign a bill within 10 days of congress passing it and congress has adjourned. Because a pocket veto cannot be overridden by congress, presidential inaction kills the bill |
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| a recorded vote on major amendments or final passage of a bill (done electronically in the house and by voice in the senate) |
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| congressional review of the activities of federal agencies and programs |
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| a speech that members of the house can give before or after each day's formal session in order to call attention to some matter |
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| efforts undertaken by members of congress to assist constituents such as intervening with the bureaucracy and bringing home federal projects |
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| assistance to constituents in their dealings with federal agencies |
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| when tow or more legislators trade votes for each other's proposals or exchange other legislative favors |
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| a derogatory term for projects that benefit specific localities without serving national interest |
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| a provision of a spending bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose in a district or state |
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| the right of members of congress to send mail to their constituents without paying for the postage |
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-Its a commandment
-Man is a political animal
-we need more virtuous statesmen |
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| study of constitution, then econ, material conditions and class |
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| political form is marked by what three factors |
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size
number of people
diversity of people |
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| What are Manets classification of political forms |
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band-groups of familys
tribe- several families
city state- public and private property and life, civic virtue liberty vs. war
nation-bigger than a city, dont always have to be fitting
empire-liberty is not a big deal, focus on peace military conquest |
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confederate republic
-federal nation state
commercial republic
an empire |
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-non intervention
-rule of law
jury of peers
strict jurisprudence
popular sovereignty |
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| participating in a direct democracy (your free if your choosing what the laws are) |
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| What are Oak's five fundamentals |
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-seperation of powers
-bill of rights
-division of powers federalism
-popular sovereignty
-rule of law |
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strong central gov
utilize ambition and separation of pwers to control gov
filtered gov- representation |
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| Antifederalists wanted what? |
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states right sovereign
small republics
emphasis on civic virtue |
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| supremacy of the national government over state governments |
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| dispute over navigation hudson. Federal government ruled to have the right over maritime operations |
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| why is township freedom more difficult as enlightenment increases? |
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| townships will be imposed on by aristocratic elites |
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| administrative centralization |
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| concentrating local interests into one person or body |
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| governmental centralization |
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| concentrating national interests in one person or body |
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| Articles of confederation had a ___ central gov |
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