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Legislative Branch:
Key Terms
The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.
amending a bill
appropriations bill
bicameral legislature
bill
cloture vote
committee
committee jurisdiction
committee power
compromise
conference committee
Congress
constituency
expressed power
filibuster
hearings
hearings committee
House majority leader
House of Representatives
impeachment
joint committee
legislation
legislative function of Congress
majority whip
majority party
minority leader
minority party
minority whip
oversight function of Congress
party line
president of the Senate
president pro tempore
representative function of Congress
Rules Committee
select committee
Senate
Senate majority leader
speaker of the House of Representatives
standing committee
subcommittee
veto
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