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Legislative Branch: Key Terms
Key Terms


The following terms are essential in order to complete the exercises in this unit. Click on the term to see its definition.

A


amending a bill



appropriations bill
B


bicameral legislature



bill
C


cloture vote
committee
committee jurisdiction
committee power



compromise
conference committee
Congress
constituency
E


expressed power



F


filibuster



H


hearings
hearings committee



House majority leader
House of Representatives
I


impeachment




J


joint committee



L


legislation



legislative function of Congress
M


majority whip
majority party
minority leader



minority party
minority whip
O


oversight function of Congress




P


party line
president of the Senate



president pro tempore

R


representative function of Congress



Rules Committee
S


select committee
Senate
Senate majority leader



speaker of the House of Representatives
standing committee
subcommittee
V


veto



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