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Chapter 12 Section 3
Legislative Branch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bill | an amount of money owed for goods supplied or services rendered, set out in a printed or written statement of charges. |
| Joint & Concurrent Resolution | a resolution adopted by both houses of a legislative assembly that does not require the signature of the chief executive and that does not have the force of law. a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by |
| Dischsrge Petition | A discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee and usually without cooperation of the leadership. Discharge petitions are most often associated with the US |
| Quorum | the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid. |