All the terms for Wilson ch 13 over Congress
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| 51257246 | attitudinal view | When members of Congress vote based on their ideologies and political party | |
| 51257247 | bicameral legislature | a lawmaking body made up of two chambers or parts | |
| 51257248 | closed rule | An order from the House Rules Committee that sets a time limit on debate; forbids a bill from being amended on the floor. | |
| 51257249 | cloture rule | A Senate rule offering a means for stopping a filibuster | |
| 51257250 | Committee on Committees | Assigns Republicans to standing committees in the Senate | |
| 51257251 | concurrent resolution | A resolution used to settle housekeeping and procedural matters that affect both houses. | |
| 51257252 | congressional caucus | An association of members of Congress created to advocate a political ideology or a regional or economic interest. | |
| 51257253 | conservative coalition | An alliance between Republicans and conservative Democrats for voting purposes | |
| 51257254 | discharge petition | a device by which any member of the House, after a committee has had the bill for thirty days, may petition to have it brought to the floor | |
| 51257255 | filibuster | a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes | |
| 51257256 | House Rules Committee | determines the rules for debate of each bill, including whether the bill may be amended (most powerful committee in the House) | |
| 51257257 | joint resolution | Resolution that is essentially the same as a law and is used to propose constitutional amendments | |
| 51257258 | marginal districts | political districts in which candidates elected to the house win in close elections, usually by less than 55% of the vote | |
| 51257259 | markup | Committee revisions of a bill | |
| 51257260 | Millionaire's Club | A traditional name for the U.S. Senate | |
| 51257261 | multiple referral | A congressional process whereby a bill may be referred to several committees that consider it simultaneously in whole or in part. | |
| 51257262 | organizational view | When members of Congress vote based on cues from colleagues and party members | |
| 51257263 | Parliment | An assembly of party reps. that chooses a gov. and discuss. maj. nat. issues | |
| 51257264 | party caucus | A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and to develop party policy. | |
| 51257265 | party polarization | Indicated by votes in which a majority of voting democrats oppose a majority of voting republicans | |
| 51257266 | party vote | The extent to which members of a party vote together in the House or Senate | |
| 51257267 | party whip | An individual who assists the party leader in staying abreast of the concerns and voting intentions of the party members | |
| 51257268 | representational view | When members of Congress vote to please their constituents in order to secure re-election | |
| 51257269 | restrictive rule | A rule from the House Rules Committee that permits certain amendments to a bill but not others | |
| 51257270 | riders | completely unrelated amendments tacked on to a bill | |
| 51257271 | safe districts | Districts in which incumbents win by margins of 55 percent or more. | |
| 51257272 | seniority | a system that gives the most desireable committee assignments to members of congress who have served to the longest | |
| 51257273 | sequential referral | a congressional process by which a Speaker may send a bill to a second committee after the first is finished acting. | |
| 51257274 | simple resolution | Resolution used for matters such as est. the rules under which each party will operate | |
| 51257275 | Steering Committee | Assigns Democrats to standing committees in the Senate | |
| 51257276 | Christmas tree bill | a bill that has lots of riders | |
| 51257277 | conference committees | a joint committee appointed to resolve differences in the senate and house versions of the same bill | |
| 51257278 | division vote | congressional voting procedure in which members stand and are counted | |
| 51257279 | double tracking | A procedure to keep the Senate going during a filibuster in which the disputed bill is shelved temporarily so that the Senate can get on with other business. | |
| 51257280 | franking privilege | the ability of members to mail letters to their constituents free of charge by substituting their facsimile signature for postage | |
| 51257281 | joint committee | legislative committee composed of members of both houses | |
| 51257282 | majority leader | the legislative leader elected by party members holding the majority of seats in the House or Senate | |
| 51257283 | minority leader | the legislative leader elected by party members holding a minority of seats in the House or the Senate | |
| 51257284 | open rule | an order from the House Rules Committee that permits a bill to be amended on the floor | |
| 51257285 | pork barrel legislation | legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return | |
| 51257286 | private bill | a legislative bill that deals only with specific, private, personal, or local matters | |
| 51257287 | public bill | a legislative bill that deals with matters of general concern. | |
| 51257288 | quorum call | a roll call in either house of Congress to see whether the minimum number of representatives required to conduct business is present | |
| 51257289 | roll call vote | a congressional voting procedure that consists of members answering "yea" or "nay" to their names. | |
| 51257290 | select committees | Congressional committees appointed for a limited time and purpose. | |
| 51257291 | standing committees | permanently established commitees that consider and are reposnsible for legislation within a certain subject area | |
| 51257292 | teller vote | A congressional voting procedure in which members pass between two tellers, the "yeas" first and the "nays" second. | |
| 51257293 | voice vote | A congressional voting procedure in which members shout "yea" in approval or "nay" in disapproval; allows members to vote quickly or anonymously on bills. |
