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| money that congress has allocated to be spent |
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| congressional committee that deals with federal spending |
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| authority of a court to hear an appeal from a lower court |
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| departments, agencies, bureaus,and commissions in the executive branch of government |
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| personal work done by a member of Congress for his constituents |
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| concerns noncriminal dispues between private parties |
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| lawsuit brought on behalf of a class of people against a defendant lawsuits brought by those who have suffered from smoking against tobacco companies |
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| rules committee rule that bans amendments to a bill |
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| senate motion to end a filibuster that requires a three fifths vote |
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| written by a Supreme Court Justice who voted with the majority but for different reasons |
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| works out a compromise between differing house senate version of a bill |
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| people who are represented by elected officials |
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| a motion to force a bill to the House floor that has been bottled up in a committee |
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| written by a Supreme Court Justice who expressed a minority viewpoint in a case |
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| an agreement between the President and another head of state that, unlike a treaty, does not require Senate consnet |
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| presidential rule or regulation that has the force of law |
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| the privilege of a Prez and his staff to withold their privileged conversations from Congress or the cours |
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| nonstop Senate debate that prevents a bill from coming to a vote |
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| Senate committee that handles tax bills |
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| allows members of Congress to send mail postage free |
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| redrawing district lines to favor one party at the expense of the other |
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| senate maneuver that allows a senator to stop or delay consideration of a bill or presidential appointment |
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| house action that formally charges an official with wrong doing conviction requires two thirds vote |
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| refusal of a president to spend money that has been appropriated by Congress |
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| court order that forbids a party from performing a certain action |
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| power of the courts to review the constitutionality of laws or government actions |
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| ongoing process of congressional monitoring of the executive branch to ensure that the latter complies with the law |
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| process in which congress overturned rules and regulations proposed by ececutive brance agencies |
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| power of most governors to delete or reduce funding in a bill on a line by line basis |
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| when two members of congress agree to vote for each other's bill |
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| written to express the majority viewpoint in a Supreme Court case |
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| committee action to amend a proposed bill |
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| system of hiring federal workers based upon competitive exams |
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| house rules committee rule that allows amendments to a bill |
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| authority of a court to first hear a case |
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| power to appoint loyal party members to federal positions |
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| power to appoint loyal paty members to federal positoins |
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| presidential killing of a bill by inaction after Congress adjourns |
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| those who have recived presidential appointments to office |
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| wasteful congressional spending |
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| minimum number of members needed for the house or senate to meet |
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| reallocation of House seats to the states on the basis of changes in state populations as determined by the census |
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| redrawing of congressional district boundaries by by the party in power of the state legislature |
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| complex rules and procedures required bureaucratic agencies |
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| the supreme court's sending of a case back to the original court in which was heard |
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| amendment to a bill that has little to do with that bill also known as a nongermane amendment |
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| the supreme court will hear a case if four justaces agree to do so |
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| the traffic cop of the house that sets the legislative claendar and issues rules for debate on a bill |
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| tradition in which the president consults with the senators within a state in which an appoinment is to be made |
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| tradition in which the senator from the majority party with the most years of service on a committee becomes the chairman of that committee |
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| the permanent congressional committees that handle legislation |
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| latin for let the decision stand supreme court policy of following precedent in deciding cases |
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| laws that automatically expire after a given time |
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| house committee that handles tax bills |
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| an employee who exposes unethical or illegal conduct within the federal government of one of its contractors |
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| issued by the supreme court to a lower court to send up the records of a case so that it can be reviewed by the high court |
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| court order that the authorities show causes for why they are holding a prisoner in custody deters unlawful imprisionment |
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