CONGRESS KEY TERMS (14 out of 88 Total)
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| The reallocation of the number of representatives each state has in the House of Representatives. | CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING
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| An office holder who is seeking reelection. | INCUMBENT
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| The single most important factor in determining the outcome of congressional elections. | INCUMBENCY
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| The right of members of Congress to mail newsletters to thier constituents at the government's expense. | FRANKING PRIVILEGE
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| Permanent subject-matter congressional committees that handle legislation and oversee bureaucracy. | STANDING COMMITTEES
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| Temporary bodies that are formed to resolve differences between House and Senate versions of the bill. | CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
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| This type of committee sets the guidelines for floor debate. It gives each bill a rule that places the bill on the legislative calendar, limits time for debate, and determines the type of amendments that will be allowed. | HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE
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| House committe that handles tax bills. | HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
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| Unwritten rule in both houses of Congress reserving committee chairs to members of the committee with the longest records of continuous service. | SENIORITY
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| A way of delaying or preventing action on a bill by using long speeches and unlimited debate to "talk a bill to death". | FILIBUSTER
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| A Senate motion to end a filibuster. Requires three-fifths vote. | CLOTURE
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| Tactic of mutual aid and vote among legislators. | LOGROLLING
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| Congressional review of the activities of an executive agency, department or office. | OVERSIGHT
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| When members of Congress cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents. | DELEGATE ROLE OF REPRESENTATION
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