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Chapter 5 vocabulary review The first slide is the definition, the next will be the key term.
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Committees made up of member of both the House & Senate
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JOINT COMMITTEES Committees made up of member of both the House & Senate
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Committees that continue from one Congress to the next
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STANDING COMMITTEE Committees that continue from one Congress to the next
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Temporary committees that study only 1 issue
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SELECT COMMITTEE Temporary committees that study only 1 issue
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Temporary committee set up to work out the differences when the House & Senate pass different versions of a bill
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Temporary committee set up to work out the differences when the House & Senate pass different versions of a bill
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system that gives the majority member with the longest continuous service on the committee the leadership of that committee
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SENIORITY SYSTEM system that gives the majority member with the longest continuous service on the committee the leadership of that committee
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to continue to talk until enough members of the Senate either give up the bill or agree to modify (change) it
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FILIBUSTER to continue to talk until enough members of the Senate either give up the bill or agree to modify (change) it
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minimum # of members needed for a vote
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QUORUM minimum # of members needed for a vote
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The list of bills that is up for consideration
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CALENDAR The list of bills that is up for consideration
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a proposed law
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BILL a proposed law
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people of the districts that House members represent
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CONSTITUENTS people of the districts that House members represent
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closed meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
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CAUCUS closed meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
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assistant floor leaders in Congress
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WHIPS assistant floor leaders in Congress
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The Speaker of the House’s top assistant
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MAJORITY LEADER The Speaker of the House’s top assistant
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members already in office
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INCUMBENTS members already in office
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statewide
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AT-LARGE statewide
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vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions
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CENSURE vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions
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When the political party in power draws the state’s districts’ boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
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GERRYMANDER When the political party in power draws the state’s districts’ boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
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determining the new # of representatives that each state has
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REAPPORTIONMENT determining the new # of representatives that each state has
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population count
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CENSUS population count
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the process of setting up new district lines after reapportionment
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REDISTRICTING the process of setting up new district lines after reapportionment
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Meetings, of Congress
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SESSIONS Meetings, of Congress
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