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Who Is Bill?
Tyren Who Is Bill
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Separation of Powers | Powers of government are divided between three branches that are independent but equal in power. |
| Checks and Balances | Each branch in government has separate but shared powers keeping the actions of the others in "check". |
| Judicial Review | Power of the Supreme Court to review each legislative law declaring it constitutional or not. |
| Public Policy | Any action the government makes in regard to the people. |
| Constituency | The people who vote for a certain official. |
| Adjourn | When Congress ends for the session. |
| Apportion | To assign the number of representatives per state in Congress. |
| Continuous Body | Where only 2/3 of Congress is up for election at one time. |
| Franking Privilege | Privilege where members of Congress do not have to pay for postage. |
| Speaker of the House | The chosen leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives. |
| President of the Senate | Position held always by the Vice President of the United States. |
| President Pro Tempore | Senator who presides over Senate when the Vice president is absent. |
| Floor Leader | Chosen leader of the majority party. |
| Whip | Assistant to the floor that keeps their party members voting with their party on policy. |
| Committee Chairman | Congressman who is designated head of a permanent committee. |
| Seniority Rule | Those who have served the longest have the best positions. |
| Standing Committee | A committee that is always in place. |
| Joint Committee | A committee that includes members from both parties. |
| Committee of the Whole | Where the entire house becomes part of a committee to make a policy be approved or dis approved quickly. |
| Quorum | The minimum amount of Congressional members present in order to make decisions for its particular House. |
| Filibuster | Long-winded debates which ends in a bill being defeated due to time constraints. |
| Cloture | rule that can end a floor debate in regards to a bill being heard such as time limits, or number of people to be heard in the debate. |
| Veto | To reject. |
| Pocket Veto | Where the President delays the signing of a bill past the time allowed. |
| Bill | A proposed law presented to congress for consideration. |
| Joint Resolution | Proposal for action that has force of law when passed |
| Concurrent Resolution | Adopted by both houses of a bicameral legislature that lacks the force of law (is non-binding) and does not require the approval of the chief executive(president). |
| Rider | Measure relating to the business of either house or expressing an opinion |
| Discharge Petition | Procedure enabling members to force a bill that has been pigeon holed in committee onto the floor for consideration |
| Subcommittee | A committee composed of some members of a larger committee, board, or other body and reporting to it. |
| Engrossed | A bill that has been passed in one house of Congress. |
| Tabled | In parliamentary procedure, a motion to table has two different and contradictory meanings: a proposal to suspend consideration of a pending motion. |
| Resolution | Measure relating to the business of either house or expressing an opinion |
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