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Social Stuies ch 8

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constituents   the people he or she represents  
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bill   proposed law  
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interest groups   groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals  
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lobbyists   people who represent interest groups  
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congressional district   the area that a member of House represents  
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budget   plan for raising and spending money  
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bill of attainder   a law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial  
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Speaker of the House   House of Representatives must choose a presiding officer  
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president pro tempore   an officer who will preside over the Senate when the Vice President is absent  
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floor leaders   the chief officers of the majority and minority parties in each house  
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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  
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filibuster   which is the use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill  
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cloture   agreement to end the debate on a bill  
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