Social Stuies ch 8 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
constituents | the people he or she represents |
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 House represents |
budget | plan for raising and spending money |
bill of attainder | a law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial |
Speaker of the House | House of Representatives must choose a presiding officer |
president pro tempore | an officer 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 | if the president pockets or keeps the bill for ten days, during which Congress ends its session, the bill will become a law |
filibuster | which 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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