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AP Gov Vocab Part 2

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Discharge Petition A device by which any member of the house, after a committee has had a bill for 30 days, may petition to have it brought to the floor.
Multiple Referral A congressional process whereby a bill may be referred to several committees that consider it simultaneously in whole or in part.
Pork-Barrel Legislation Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hopes of winning their votes in return.
Quorum Call A callinf of the roll in either house of congress to see whether the number of representatives at attendance meet the minimum number required to conduct business.
Restrictive Rule An order from the house rules committee that permits certain kinds of amendments but not others to be made to a bill on the floor.
Voice Vote A congressional voting procedure used in both houses in which members vote by shouting yea or nay.
Rider A provision attached to a bill.
Christmas Tree Bill A bill that attracts many, often unrelated floor amendments.
Franking Privilege The ability of members of congress to mail letters to their constituents free of charge.
Closed Rule An order from the house rules committee that sets a time limit on debate and forbids from being amended on the floor.
Division Vote A congressional voting procedure in which members stand and are counted.
Double-Tracking A procedure to keep the senate going during a filibuster.
Open Rule An order from the house rules committee that permits a bill to be amended on the floor.
Quorum The minimum number of members required to be attendance for congress to conduct official business.
Roll-Call Vote A congressional procedure that consists of members answering yea or nay when their names are called.
Sequential Vote A congressional process by which a speaker may send a bill to a second committee after the first is finished acting.
Teller Vote A congressional voting procedure in which members between two tellers, first the yeas, then the nays.
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