SB Chapter 9: CONGRESS Fill In (5.5) |
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101. The practice by the party controlling the state legislature of drawing congressional district boundaries to maximize the number of seats it can win (SB 226m) |
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102. An arrangement among two or more people to support each other’s proposals (SB 217m) |
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103. Work done by members of Congress to provide constituents with personal services and help through the maze of federal programs and benefits (SB 219m) |
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104. The division of any legislature into two separate chambers (SB 217m) |
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105. Member of Congress who assist their party leaders in the House and Senate by communicating party positions to their party's members (SB 236m) |
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106. The second highest party position in the U.S. House of Representatives and the first in the U.S. Senate (SB 235m, 236m). |
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107. Chosen by vote of the majority party to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives (SB 235m) |
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108. Sets the order and time limits for debate in the House of Representatives (SB 222m) |
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109. Committee consisting of members from two houses (SB 233m) |
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110. A prolonged debate in the Senate that is intended to kill a bill by preventing a vote on it (SB 222m) |
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111. Temporary committee established by the House or Senate to study particular problems (SB 233m) |
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112. Temporary joint committee formed to compromise differences between House and Senate versions of a bill (SB 233m) |
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113. Committee that often play a critical, last minute role in shaping legislation (SB 233m) |
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114. The tradition in which the member of the majority party with the longest continuous service on a committee automatically becomes its chair (SB 234m) |
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