bill becomes law
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| constituents | the people a congressmen/woman represent | ||||
| bill | proposed law | ||||
| interest groups | groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals | ||||
| lobbyists | people who represent interest groups | ||||
| congressional district | the area that a member of the House represents | ||||
| budget | plan for raising and spending money | ||||
| bill of attainder | is a law that convicts a person of a crime without trial | ||||
| Speaker of the House | House of Representatives chosen presiding officer | ||||
| president pro tempore | office who will preside over the Senate when the Vice President is absent | ||||
| floor leaders | the chief officers of the majority and minority parties in each house | ||||
| pocket veto | when the president keeps the bill for ten days, during which Congress ends its session, the bill will not become law | ||||
| filibuster | is the use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill | ||||
| cloture | agreement to end the debate on a bill |
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on 2011-01-19