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| senators or representatives who introduce a bill |
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| a bill that deals with an issue of general interest and that applies to the entire nation |
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| a bill that deals with an issue of interest only to certain people and places |
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| an amendment to a bill that does not have anything to do with the subject of the bill |
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| a decision that concerns only the Senate or the House |
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| a decision passed by both houses of Congress that deals with a special case |
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| passed by both houses of Congress and is not signed by the president and is not a law |
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| a group made up of people who share common ideas and come together to influence government policy |
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| to not act on the bill so that it will die |
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| a bill that is a combination of the House and the Senate versions of that bill |
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| a veto achieved when the president holds a bill for ten days and the congress adjourns for ten days |
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| problems constituents have with federal agencies |
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| when a senator sponsors a bill that only benefits that senators constituents |
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| when senators or representatives promise to support one another’s pork-barrel bills |
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