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Government Final
Exam terms chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cloture | A procedure for termination debate, especially filibusters, in the senate |
| standing committees | A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area. |
| Joint committee | A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate; such committees oversee the library of congress and conduct investigations |
| special or select committee | A congressional committee created for a specific purpose, sometimes to conduct an investigation |
| conference committee | A committee appointed by the presiding officers of each camber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form. |
| seniority rule | A legislative practice that assigns the chair of a committee or subcommittee to the member of the majority party with the longest continuous service on the committee |
| Discharge petition | A petition that, if signed by a majority of the members of the house of representatives, will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the floor for consideration. |
| Pocket Vito | A veto exercised by the president after Congress has adjourned; if the president takes no action for ten days, the bill does not become law and is not returned to congress for a possible override. |
| Bicameralism | The principle of a two-house legislature. |
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