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Social Stuies ch 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| constituents | the people he or she represents |
| bill | proposed law |
| interest groups | groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals |
| lobbyists | people who represent interest groups |
| congressional district | the area that a member of House represents |
| budget | plan for raising and spending money |
| bill of attainder | a law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial |
| Speaker of the House | House of Representatives must choose a presiding officer |
| president pro tempore | an officer who will preside over the Senate when the Vice President is absent |
| floor leaders | the chief officers of the majority and minority parties in each house |
| pocket veto | if the president pockets or keeps the bill for ten days, during which Congress ends its session, the bill will become a law |
| filibuster | which is the use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill |
| cloture | agreement to end the debate on a bill |
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