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Interpretations and Debates MatchUp
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Earmarks
Hearings
Mark-up
Seniority rule
Sunshine
Majority
Committee
Budget
Incumbents
Cloture motion
Staff
In the 1970s, Congress created the Congressional ______ Office to help it with its vital financial work.
A vote to end a filibuster, which needs three fifths of the vote in the Senate.
After a bill has been introduced in Congress, it is sent to a ______ for detailed consideration.
A session, usually in public, of a congressional committee, which generally considers evidence from expert witnesses and interest groups.
Members of Congress who are ______, i.e. already holding seats, have a much greater chance of being elected than any challengers.
All chairs of committees are allocated to whichever party has a ______ of members in that chamber.
Process of amending or approving a bill (by a congressional committee) before it can be released to the whole chamber for voting.
When a congressional committee chair becomes vacant, the post will automatically fall to whichever member of the majority party has served on the committee for the longest period.
Name for the important people who help members of Congress with their work in Washington and their constituencies. Representatives can have 18, and senators have, on average, 34.
In the 1970s the ______ rules required congressional committee meetings to be open to the public (including the press).
Clauses added to a bill to produce a benefit for a Congress member’s district or state.