American Government Chapter 11 Congress

	Princible of a two-house legislature.
	The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.
	The presiding officer in the House of Representatives, formally elected by the House but actually selected by the majority party.
	the Speaker's top assistant who helps plan the majority party's legislative program and steers important bills through the House
	the legislative leader selected by the minority party as spokesperson for the opposition
	Party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-file in the legislature
	a meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and to develop party policy. Called a conference by the republicans
	rule that forbids members of congress to offer amendments to a bill from the floor
	an order from the House Rules Committee that permits a bill to be amended on the floor
	reassigning reps based on population; making sure equal
	the process of redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representatives
	the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent
	An elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other, so the success of that party's candidate is almost taken for granted.
	currently holding an office
	Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in the absence of the vice president
	A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator temporarily blocks the consideration of a bill or nomination
	a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
	a procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate
	a system in which the president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full senate approval
	A permanent committee established in a legislature, usually focusing on a policy area
	A congressional committee created for a specific purpose, sometimes to conduct and investigation
	A legislative practice that assigns the chair of a committee or subcommittee to the member of the majority party with the longest continuous service on the committee.
	committee appointed by the presiding officers of each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form.
	a person appointed or elected to represent others
	An official who is expected to vote independently based on his or her judgment of the circumstances; one interpretation of the role of the legislator
	Those citizens who follow public affairs carefully.
	act of exchanging favors for mutual gain
	Petition that, if signed by majority of the House of Representatives' members, will pry a bill from committee and bring it to the floor for consideration.
	provision attached to a bill -- to which it may or may not be related -- in order to secure its passage
	a bill fails to become law because the president did not sign it within ten days before Congress adjourns
	An action taken by Congress to reverse a presidential veto, requiring a two-thirds majority in each chamber.