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| Process of providing funding for governmental activites and programs that have been authorized. |
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| Term applied to the entire process of providing statuatory authority for a government program or activity. |
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| Containing two chambers, as does a legislature such as the U.S. Congress. |
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| Motion to end debate; requires 60 votes to pass. |
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| Group of representatives from bothe the House and the Senate who iron out the differences between the two chambers' versions of a bill or resolution. |
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| Role a representative plays when following the wishes of those who have elected him or her. |
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| Delaying tactic by which one or more senators refuse to allow a bill or resolution to be considered, either by speaking indefinitely or by offering dilatory motions and amendments. |
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| Colliquial term given to politicians' trading of favors, votes, or generalized support for each other's proposals. |
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| Title used for the Speaker's chief lieutenant in the House and for the most important officer in the Senate. Each is responsible for managing the floor of his or her chamber. |
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| Process in which a committee or subcommittee considers and revises a bill that has been introduced. |
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| Leader of the minority party, who speaks for the party in dealing with the majority. |
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| Said to occur when party leaders give more than one committee responsibility for considering a bill. |
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| What Republicans call their caucus. |
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| President of the Senate, who presides in the absence of the vice-president. |
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| Specifies the terms and conditions under which a bill or resolution which will be considered on the floor of the House- in particular, how long debate will last, how time will be allocated, and the number and type of amendments that will be in order. |
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| Temporary committee appointed to deal with a specific issue or problem. |
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| Practice by which the majority party member with the longest continuous service on a committee becomes the chair. |
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| The presiding officer of the House of Representatives; normally the speaker is the leader of the majority party. |
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| Representative or senator who introduces a bill or resolution. |
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| Committee with fixed membership and jurisdiction, continuing from congress to congress. |
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| Fast-track procedure for considering bills and resolutions in the House; Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments are in order, and a two-thirds majority is required for passage. |
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| Role a representative plays when acting in accordance with his or her own best judgement. |
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| unanimous-consent agreement |
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| Agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions according to which the Senate will consider a bill; these are individually negotiated by the leadership for each bill. |
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| Members of Congress who serve as informational channels between the leadership and the rank-and-rifle, conveying the leadership's views and intentions to the members, and vice versa. |
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