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GOV 9
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| appropriations bill | a legislative proposal to spend money for a particular purpose |
| bill | a proposed law that will be debated and voted on by a legislative body |
| bloc | a group of lawmakers who act together for a common purpose |
| Calendar Wednesday | procedure to sidestep the Rules Committee. this is a time when standing committees are permitted to bring to the floor bills that lack privileged status. In practice, this method is seldom used to bypass the Rules Committee; the method is usually ignored |
| closure (cloture) rule | a procedure by which legislators can stop unlimited debate on a bill |
| Committee of the Whole | the House often turns itself into this. By sitting as one large committee, the members can make decisions more quickly. |
| concurrent resolution | Identical bills passed by both houses of a legislature that state their views or opinions on an issue |
| conference committee | A committee made up of members from both houses of a legislature. They usually meet to compromise differences in bills passed by each house. |
| discharge procedure | the process by which legislators take a bill away from a committee so that the bill can be debated by all members of the legislative body |
| earmarks | provisions slipped into a bill that allocates federal dollars to specific projects in a lawmaker's home state |
| executive session | a meeting held by a government body that is not open to the public |
| filibuster | a legislative tactic in which the opponents of a bill speak at length in order to prevent or delay its passage; unlimited debate |
| first reading | When a bill's number and title is printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD and in the JOURNAL. It serves notice on interested parties that Congress is studying legislation that might concern them. |
| hearing | a meeting held by a legislative committee for the purpose of gathering information about a specific public issue |
| item veto | the power of chief executives to strike out those portions of a newly passed bill that they find objectionable before signing the bill into law |
| joint resolution | an expression of opinion on a matter of public concern adopted by both houses of a legislative body |
| lobbyist | a person or group of people who try to influence legislators on behalf of special-interest groups |
| override | the passage of a law by a legislative body over the veto of the chief executive |
| pigeonholed | when bills are set aside in committee never to reappear. It usually happens because 1) the committee chairman doesn't like the bill, 2) lobbyists put pressure on the committee, or 3) committee members ask for the bill to be _______. |
| pocket veto | action whereby a chief executive kills a bill by refusing to accept or reject it by the time the legislature adjourns. Bill can not become law w/o the executive's signature, and the veto can not be overridden because the legislature is not in session. |
| private bill | a proposed law that would primarily benefit one particular individual or group |
| public bill | a proposed law that would benefit the entire population served by legislature |
| quorum call | a roll call to see if the required number of members are present for a legislature to conduct its business legally |
| report on a bill | The committee prepares this at the end of the executive session. It summarizes the evidence hearde by the committee and reveals the committee's vote on the bill. If the committee votes against a bill, it is almost always final. |
| resolution | a statement passed by a legislative body that expresses the majority's view on a current issue |
| rider | an amendment that deals with a different subject from the main topic of the bill to which the rider is attached |
| rising vote | The presiding officer counts heads when members of Congress stand to support or oppose the bill. |
| roll-call vote | Puts each lawmaker's "aye" or "nay" into public record; only called for when one-fifth of the members demand it. Most major bills are voted on this way. |
| Rules Committee | Powerful committee that screens many bills during a session. these bills are judged important enough to merit debate on the floor of the House. About half are debated under special resolutions. |
| second reading | Section by section. Performed after the general debate. |
| suspension of the rules, unanimous consent, discharge procedure | Ways of moving the bill onto the floor if the sponsor can't get enough votes. These procedures force the Rules Committee to send the pigeonholed bills to the floor. |
| unanimous consent | a practice in legislatures under which business can be conducted speedily as long as no member disagrees |
| veto | the power of a chief executive to reject any law passed by a legislative body |
| voice vote | When the presiding officer listens to the "ayes" and "nayes" and decides which side has more support |
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