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Carroll County-Chapter 6: Mr. C-Holt

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allows the President authority to reject parts of a spending bill without rejecting the entire bill   line-item veto (declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (6-3) in 1998  
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formally removes a congressperson from office   expulsion  
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contain members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives   joint committees  
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those who hold public office   incumbents  
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funds put aside for specific purposes   appropriations  
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political group with the fewest seats in a house of Congress   minority party  
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used for a critical bill, and every congressmember is called on   roll-call vote  
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presiding officer of the House of representatives   speaker  
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deal with broad areas of legislation, such as finance and foreign policy   standing committees  
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President holds a bill without signing it   pocket veto  
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giving unnecessary grants and projects from the government to a congressperson's locality   pork-barrel spending  
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presiding officer in the Senate   vice president  
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must pass through a number of steps before it becomes a law   bill  
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parts of a congressional term   sessions  
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lasts two years   congressional terms  
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