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US GOVT
Ch 3 : The Legislative Branch Sections 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bill | a proposal for a new law |
| constituents | the people who members of congress represent |
| congressional oversight | the job of Congress to watch what government agencies do |
| bicameral | a legislative branch made up of two houses |
| census | an official count of the people by the government |
| majority party | the political party with more senators or representatives |
| minority party | the political party with fewer senators or representatives |
| Speaker of the House | the leader of the House of Representatives |
| floor leaders | the leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives who carry out the plans of their political parties |
| president pro tempore | the leader of the Senate when the Vice President is not there |
| whip | a person who is in charge of trying to get his or her party members to vote a certain way in the Senate or House of Representatives |