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AP Gov Ch. 6 Vocab

TermDefinition
Apportionment Process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to the population following the decennial census.
Cloture Mechanism requiring the vote of 60 senators to cut off debate.
Conference Committee Special joint committee made to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House & Senate.
Discharge Petition Petition that gives a majority of the House of Reps. authority to bring an issue to the floor in the face of committee inaction.
Filibuster Formal way of halting Senate action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate.
Gerrymandering Drawing of the congressional districts to make a electoral outcome without thinking of the shape of the district.
Incumbency Already holding an office.
Joint Committee Standing committee that has members from both houses of Congress set up to conduct investigations or special studies.
Logrolling Vote trading: voting to support a colleague's bill in return for a promise of future support.
Markup A session where the committee members offer changes to a bill before it goes to the floor.
Pocket Veto If Congress adjourns during the 10 days the president has to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress, the bill is considered vetoed with president's signature.
Pork Legislation that lets representatives to bring money & jobs to their districts in the form of public works programs, military bases or other programs.
President pro tempore Official chair of the Senate that is mostly the most senior member of the majority party.
Reconciliation Procedure that allows consideration of controversial issues affecting the budget by limiting debate to 20 hrs, then ending threat of filibuster.
Select Committee Temporary committee appointed for a specific purpose.
Standing Committee Committee that proposes bills are refereed & continues from one Congress to the next.
War Powers Resolution President is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to 60 day period in peacetime unless Congress give its approval for a longer period.
Whip Party leader that keeps close contact with members of their party, takes vote counts on key legislation, prepares summaries of bills, & act as a communications link in a party.
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