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incumbets

people holding the office

casework

activities of congress members that make the individual

pork barrel

federal projects, grants, and contracts available to state and local governments in a consitutional district

bicameral legislature

a legistalture with two house

house rules committee

committee in the House that reviews bills before they go before the full House

filibuster

sentaors block legislation by using their right to unlimtied debated

speaker of the house

consitutional posisition, 2nd in line to presidents, chosen by the majority party

majority leader

principal partisan ally of the speaker of the house

whips

party leaders who count votes and pressure unservoters pre-vote

minority leader

principle leader of the minority partty

standing committees

Standing committees are permanent committees with specific responsibilities outlined in the rules of each chamber.

joint committees

commiteess drawn from bouth houses

conference committees

congressional committee formed when senate and house disagrees

select committees

commiittees temporarly created for specific purposes

legislative oversight

congress monitoring the bearacracy and its administration of policy

commitee chairs

most important influences of the congressional agenda

soniority system

memebres who served on comittees longest get chosen as leader

congressional caucus

a group of congress memebers that share interest or charecterists

bill

proposed law

congressional budget office

federal agency with the legislative branch that provides budget and economic info to congress

delegate model for preprestntaion

people vote for delgates with no autonomy

trustee model of representation

people vote for trustees who can act as they see fit

politico model of representation

hybrid model where electees act as either delegates or trutees depending on the situation.