gov vocab 3

Caucus

(confrence) all the members of a party within the house of congress

Coalition

a temporary alliance of distinct political parties, nations, or groups that unite to achieve a shared goal or confront a common adversary

Conference committee

comittees drawn from both chambers that meet to devise a compermise different versions of a bill, law that emerged from both houses

Filibuster

delay/ prevent a bill through long speeches

Gerrymandering

redrawing district boundries to favor the policial party that controls state legislature

Joint committees

permanate commitees from both house and senate, they serve as advisory boards to other congresional committes

President Pro Tempore

the most senior member of the senates majority party, 3rd in line of presiendtal succession

Reapportionment

congress has established a total number from each state the state legislatres redraw the boundaries of congressional districts to reflect the population shifts.

Select Committees

used to investigate a specific problem

Speaker of the House

mangages, offical spokesman, house most powerful officer, 2nd in line to presidential succession

Standing Committees

most powerful committie, deals with finances and legislative procedures

Debt

an amount of money borrowed and owed to a creditor, usually required to be paid back with interest

Duty

a tax on select imports, also know as tarrifs

Excise

taxes on the nations internal production, sale,or use of items and on certain buisness practices

Greenback

emergency paper currency issued by the United States during the Civil War

Income Tax

a mandatory government charge levied on individual and business earnings to fund public services and infrastructure

Legal Tender

any official money that a government recognizes by law as valid for settling a financial debt

loan

an agreement where one party borrows money or an asset from a lender with the promise to pay it back over time, usually with added interest