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Civics Ch. 8 key terms
For 7th grade civics
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7th Grade
01/22/2008

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Term
constituents
Definition

The people he or she represents.
 

Term
bill
Definition
Proposed law
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interest groups
Definition
Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals.
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lobbyists
Definition
People who represent interest groups.
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congressional district
Definition
The area that a member of the house represents.
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budget
Definition
Plan for raising and spending money.
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bill of attainder
Definition
A law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial.
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Speaker of the House
Definition
House of Representatives must choose a presiding officer.
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president pro tempore
Definition
Who will preside over the Senate when the Vice President is absent.
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floor leaders
Definition
The chief officers of the majority and minority.
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pocket veto
Definition
If the President pockets, or keeps, the bill for ten days, during which Congress ends its session, the bill will not become a law.
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filibuster
Definition
The use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill.
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cloture
Definition
Agreement to end the debate on a bill.
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