Flashcards in Civics Chapter 6 Deck (13):
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Constituents
The people a member of Congress represents
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Bill
A proposed law
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Interest Groups
Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals
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Lobbyist
People who represent interest groups
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Congressional Distict
The area that a member of the house represents
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Budget
A plan for raising and spending money
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Bill of Attainder
A law that convicts a person of a crime without trial
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Speaker of the House
The presiding officer of the House of Representatives
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President Pro Tempore
An officer who presides over the Senate when the vice-president is absent
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Floor Leaders
The chief officers of the majority and minority party in each house who guide the bills that their party supports through Congress
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Pocket Veto
A way in which the President can veto the bill by pocketing, or keeping and not signing, the bill in ten days, during in which the Congress ends its session
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Filibuster
The use of a long speeches to prevent a vote on the Senate
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