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What is legal language?
This type of language is how bills are translated for consideration.
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What is 20?
There are this many committees in the house.
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What is the House Rules Committee?
This committee votes on the rules of debate for the bill in both chambers
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What is the Conference Committee?
Before passing it on to the president, this committee meets to make sure the language is the same between the senate and the house
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What is a veto?
This presidential power means to overturn a bill
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Who are co-sponsors?
This is the name of a supporter of a bill, the more of them the more likely it is for a bill to be considered.
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What is 17?
There are this many committees in the senate.
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What is electronic?
The house votes on a bill this way
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What is verbal?
The Senate votes on bills in this way
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What is 10?
How many days does a bill need to be left on the president's agenda unsigned before it becomes vetoed?
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Who is any member of congress?
Or Who is any senator or representative?
These types of people can propose bills
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What is the majority?
What does the majority party have on every congressional committee?
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What is a majority?
This is needed to pass a bill to the senate
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What is Suspension of Rules?
If a bill is nonpartisan, this can be enacted to speed up the process.
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What is a Pocket Veto?
This type of veto is when the president fails to sign a bill and Congress isn't in session
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What is the hopper?
This is the box where bills are placed
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What are hearings, debates, and revisions?
These are 3 roles of Congressional committees
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What is Germane?
The house requires this in making amendments, however, the senate does not. It means making relevant amendments to a bill.
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What is the Fillibuster?
This term means there are no limits on talking about a bill, this is often done to stall the passing of a bill.
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What is the Senate?
A bill returns here if it is vetoed
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Who is the House Clerk?
This person sits near the Presidential podium and numbers each bill that is received
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Who is the Speaker of the House or The Senate Majority leader?
If the bill is approved past its committees, these two people can determine the bill to be fit or unfit for a vote
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What are scheduling legislative discussions?
The house majority leader has this role in the lawmaking process
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What is Cloture?
This term means that the discussion is ended and a vote is held.
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What is a 2/3 majority?
A veto can be overturned by this
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