chapter 11 vocab gov

constituents

elected official

pork

home districts or states

standing committees

foreign affairs or agriculture

Subcommittees

a small legislative committee within a larger, standing committee; subcommittees do much of the work of reviewing legislation

select committee

a temporary committee formed by either the House or Senate to investigate a specific problem; also called a special committee

special committee

a temporary committee formed by either the House or Senate to investigate a specific problem; also called a select committee

joint committee

economic policy

conference committee

both chambers

appropriations

spending bill

joint resolution

joint resolution has the force of law

casework

federal bureaucracy