Congress Vocab Test Review

Elected official who is already in office

Schedule that lists the order in which bills will be considered in Congress

A vote of formal disapproval of a members actions

Method of defeating a bill in which a senator talks until a majority abandons the bill

Population count every 10 years

As a whole, state wide

Two year period of time during which a legislature meets to conduct business

Contains members of both the house and the senate

Permanent committee that oversees bills dealing with their committee's expertise

Speaker of the House's top assistant to help steer important bills

Senate member elected by the senate who stands in as president of the senate based on seniority

Private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates to run for office

The minimum number of members who must be present for Congress to act

Process of reassigning representation based on population after each census

Member of a lawmakers staff who runs the lawmaker's office, schedules and gives advice

People who work for house and senate committees

To set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete

Proposed law

People who a member of congress has been elected to represent

To draw a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in elections

Temporary committee set up to settle differences between house and senate versions of a bill

Temporary committee formed to study a specific issues and report findings to the senate/house

Member of a lawmaker's personal staff that makes certain the lawmakers is informed

People who work directly for individual senators and representatives

Procedure that limits each senator to speak for only one hour on a bill under debate

Assistant to their party's leaders who help make sure party members cooperate

Members with the longest time in office get first choice on committee assignments

Has two chambers or houses

Member of a lawmakers personal staff who handles requests for help from constituents

Group within a committee that specializes in a subcategory of the committee's expertise

A vote of formal disapproval of a members actions