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American Govt Unit4

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This person is in charge of the House Speaker of the House
The person in the Senate with the most authority is Majority Leader
These committees are created for a specific purpose and a limited period Select committees
Money that is set aside for a specific purpose is called appropriation
trying to kill a bill by refusing to pass it out of committee is called Pigeonholing
a bill that deals with individual citizens is called a Private bills
A resolution that is passed by both houses and signed by the President is known as a Joint resolution
After a law is proposed it then goes to Standing committee
This is trying to talk so that a vote can not be taken Filibustering
an amendment that has nothing to do with the bill to which it is added is known as a rider
Only the president can call for this after congress has adjourned Special session
exchanging one political favor for another is know as reciprocity
members of the house serve for how many years 2
There are two senators from each state. How many senators do we have? 100
Who creates congressional districts State Legislatures
How old do you need to be to be in the house of representatives 25
Free postal service is know as Franking privilege
The power to bring criminal charges against a federal official is known as impeachment
redistribution of House seats among the states after a census is reapportionment
This gives members of congress the right not to be arrested while attending or traveling to or from legislative sessions Congressional immunity
term for an officeholder is an incumbent
The exclusive right to produce, sell, or use an invention is a patent
When a house of Congress officially declaring disapproval of one of its members it is called Censure
They try to make people follow party lines Whip
this type of district is when the representative is chosen from the State as a whole at large district
The elastic clause is also know as the necessary and proper clause
The power to raise an army and navy is known as a ______ power expressed expressed
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