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Act |
the formal product of a
legislative body |
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Amendment
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a
: the process of
amending by
parliamentary or
constitutional procedure
b : an
alteration proposed or
effected by this process |
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Appropriation |
something that has been
appropriated;
specifically :
money set aside by
formal action for a
specific use
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Bill |
a draft of a law
presented to a
legislature for
enactment; also
: the law itself |
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Budget |
a
: a statement of
the financial position
of an administration for
a definite period of
time based on estimates
of expenditures during
the period and proposals
for financing them b
: a plan for the
coordination of
resources and
expenditures c
: the amount of
money that is available
for, required for, or
assigned to a particular
purpose
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Calendar |
a list of bills or other
items reported out of
committee for
consideration by a
legislative assembly
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Caucus |
a closed meeting of a
group of persons
belonging to the same
political party or
faction usually to
select candidates or to
decide on policy |
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Cloture |
the closing or
limitation of debate in
a legislative body
especially by calling
for a vote |
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Coalitions |
a temporary alliance of
distinct parties,
persons, or states for
joint action |
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Committee of the Whole |
the whole membership of
a legislative house
sitting as a committee
and operating under
informal rules
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Direct Mail |
printed matter (as
circulars) prepared for
soliciting business or
contributions and mailed
directly to individuals
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E |
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Election Day |
a day legally
established for the
election of public
officials; especially
: the first
Tuesday after the first
Monday in November in an
even year designated for
national elections in
the U.S. and observed as
a legal holiday in many
states
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Filibuster |
the use of extreme
dilatory tactics in an
attempt to delay or
prevent action
especially in a
legislative assembly |
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Floor |
the right to address an
assembly
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Germane |
being at once relevant
and appropriate
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Hearings |
a session (as of a
legislative committee)
in which testimony is
taken from witnesses
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Interest Group |
a group of persons
having a common
identifying interest
that often provides a
basis for action
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Lame Duck |
the inauguration of a
successor 2 :
one whose position or
term of office will soon
end |
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Lobbying |
1 : to
promote (as a project)
or secure the passage of
(as legislation) by
influencing public
officials 2 :
to attempt to influence
or sway (as a public
official) toward a
desired action
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Lobbyist |
1 : to
promote (as a project)
or secure the passage of
(as legislation) by
influencing public
officials 2 :
to attempt to influence
or sway (as a public
official) toward a
desired action
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Majority Leader |
a leader of the majority
party in a legislative
body (as the U.S.
Senate) |
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Markup |
a U.S. Congressional
committee session at
which a bill is put into
final form before it is
reported out |
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Minority Leader |
the leader of the
minority party in a
legislative body |
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Motion |
a proposal for action;
especially :
a formal proposal made
in a deliberative
assembly
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Non-partisan |
not partisan;
especially :
free from party
affiliation, bias, or
designation <nonpartisan
ballot> <a
nonpartisan board> |
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Partisan |
a firm adherent to a
party, faction, cause,
or person; especially
: one exhibiting
blind, prejudiced, and
unreasoning allegiance |
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Political Action
Committee (PAC) |
a group formed (as by an
industry or an
issue-oriented
organization) to raise
and contribute money to
the campaigns of
candidates likely to
advance the group's
interests
Polling - a :
to receive and record
the votes of b
: to request each
member of to declare a
vote individually <poll
the assembly> c: to
question or canvass in a
poll |
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Public Law |
1
: a legislative
enactment affecting the
public at large 2
: a branch of law
concerned with
regulating the relations
of individuals with the
government and the
organization and conduct
of the government itself
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Quorum |
the number (as a
majority) of officers or
members of a body that
when duly assembled is
legally competent to
transact business
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Recess |
a suspension of business
or procedure often for
rest or relaxation |
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Redistricting |
to divide anew into
districts;
specifically :
to revise the
legislative districts of
intransitive senses
: to revise
legislative districts |
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Report |
a : a
usually detailed account
or statement <a news
report> b
: an account or
statement of a judicial
opinion or decision c
: a usually
formal record of the
proceedings of a meeting
or session |
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Rider |
a : an
addition to a document
often attached on a
separate piece of paper
b : a
clause appended to a
legislative bill to
secure a usually
distinct object
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Veto |
a : a
power of one department
or branch of a
government to forbid or
prohibit finally or
provisionally the
carrying out of projects
attempted by another
department;
especially :
a power vested in a
chief executive to
prevent permanently or
temporarily the
enactment of measures
passed by a legislature
b (1) :
the exercise of such
authority (2) : a
message communicating
the reasons of an
executive and especially
the president of the
U.S. for vetoing a
proposed law |
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Voice Vote |
a parliamentary vote
taken by calling for
ayes and noes and
estimating which
response is stronger
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Whip |
to gather together or
hold together for united
action in the manner of
a party whip |
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