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| joint committee of the two houses of a legislature to work out a version of a bill that can pass both houses. |
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| committee that determines how business will be conducted in the House of Representatives. |
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| proposed law going through the legislative process. |
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| a term used for a bill, law, or statue - for example, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Patriot Act of 2001. |
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| committee of both houses of legilature. |
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| legislative system that helps bull become laws. |
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| legislative tactic; holding the floor with endless speeches to stop a bill from coming to a vote. |
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| ways to get everyone in a group to agree about the solution to an issue or problem. |
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| political forum where candidates explain their beliefs and points of view. |
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| piece of legislation attached to a bill and which passes if the dominant bill passes. |
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| permanent legislative committee. |
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| a legal document where a rule of order is established and enforced by the authority and legislation of a community, state, or nation. |
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| political means to put an issue on the ballot for popular vote, a form of initiative. |
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| veto of a particular section of a bill while retaining others. |
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| the Executive branch's rejection of a bill that the legislature has already passed. |
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| meeting for the public to express its views. |
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| opposing parties talking together to settle their differences. |
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| those holding office longer getting better committee appointments in a legislature. |
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| president blocking a bill from becoming a law by not signing it after congress is out of session. |
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