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Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Chapter 5 Vocabulary words study

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Speaker of the House An office mandated by the Constitution
majority Leader The principal partisan ally of the Speaker of the House or the party's wheel horse in the Senate
Position taking According to David Mayhew, one of the three primary activities undertaken by members of Congress to increase the probability of their reelection.
Instructed delegate A legislator who mirrors the preferences of his or her constituents.
Bicameral legislature A legislature divided into two houses.
Seniority system A simple rule for picking community chairs, in effect until the 1970s.
Legislative oversight Congress's monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings.
Filibuster A strategy unique to the Senate where by opponents of a piece of legislation try to talk it to the death, based on the tradition of unlimited debate
Senatorial courtesy An unwritten tradition whereby nominations for state-level federal judicial posts are confirmed if they are opposed by the senator from the state in which the nominee will serve.
Bill A proposed law, drafted in precise, legal language.
Congress A part of the system of Government that is very important in how our country is run.
whips Party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party.
joint committee Congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses.
standing committee Separate subject-matter committees in each house of Congress that handle bills in different policy areas.
Minority Leader The principled leader of the minority party in the House of Representatives or in the Senate
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