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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