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3 ways a abill becomes a law
- President signs it,
- house and senate 2/3 override vote
- , if nothing is done for 10 days and congress is in secssion
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3 different kinds of committees
Joint conference and standing
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Filbuster
Formal way or halting action on bill with long speeches and unlimited debate in Senate
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Cloture
Mechanism requiring 60 senators to cut off debate
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Incumbecy
Person who holds office
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Gerrymandering
Redrawing district lines in a weird way to get 1 party an advantage
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Redistricting
Redrawing district lines based on census
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Apportionment
Making sure all districts have the same amount of people in it
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Pork
Benefit your district with public works programs military bases or other programs
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3 influence on Congress decision making
- Constitutions,
- colleagues,
- and party
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2 jobs for Vice President
- Brakes tie vote,
- and take over office if President dies
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Congressional oversight
Review and monitoring of federal agencies activities and programs
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3 powers given to the house
- I'll text bills go through it
- , pick the president in Fawlty the election
- , and I ring charges against offitial
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3 powers given to senate
- 2 thirds vote to kick official out of office,
- approve treaties
- and approve presidential appointments
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What is a select committee?
- Temporary in nature
- for special investigation
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What is a standing committee?
Permenant
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What is a rules committee?
Legislative committee responsible for expediting passage of a bill
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What is a joint committee?
Committee with both houses
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What is a conference committee?
- Special joint
- Reconcile 2 versions of a bill
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What is annual authorization legislation?
Bill that grants money that doesn't become availbe unless apporiated
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Describe logrolling
- Vote trading
- Done to obtain passage of actions to interest each member
- Usually decisions are made when both bills can be passed and brings benefits to their home dostrict
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