POL 104, American Government

CHAPTER 9: CONGRESS

Seventeenth Amendment

separation of powers*

checks and balances

franking privilege

pork barrel politics

ombudsman

casework

Leadership positions

Speaker of the House

House Rules Committee

majority leaders (House and Senate)

minority leaders (House and Senate)

party whips (House and Senate)

president pro tem (or pro tempore)

Committees

standing committees

joint committees

special or select committees

conference (or House-Senate Conference) committees

Legislature Procedure

committee referral*

hearings*

mark-up

report*

calendars (House and Senate)

floor debate (floor action)

House closed rules, open rules, modified open/close rules

House Committee of the Whole

Senate riders

unanimous consent (unanimous consent agreement, time agreement)

filibuster

cloture (cloture vote)

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