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	Legislative Branch: Key Terms

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


	amending a bill	appropriations bill

	bicameral legislature	bill

	cloture vote committee committee jurisdiction committee power	compromise conference committee Congress constituency

	expressed power

	filibuster

	hearings hearings committee	House majority leader House of Representatives

	impeachment

	joint committee

	legislation	legislative function of Congress

	majority whip majority party minority leader	minority party minority whip

	oversight function of Congress

	party line president of the Senate	president pro tempore

	representative function of Congress	Rules Committee

	select committee Senate Senate majority leader	speaker of the House of Representatives standing committee subcommittee

	veto

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