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| a person who lives in an electoral district and is represented by an elected official |
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| publicly funded projects secured by legislatures to benefit their home districts or states. The funds for such projects are said to come from the "pork barrel"-the state or national treasury |
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| a permanent committee of legislators from either the House or Senate responsible for specific policy areas, such as foreign affairs or agriculture. |
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| a permanent committee of legislators from both the House and Senate that deals with matters of common interest, such as economic policy |
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| a temporary committee of legislators from both the house and senate created to work out differences in bills passed by both houses of congress |
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| funds allocated by a legislature for a stated purpose as part of a budget or spending bill |
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| an official statement issued by both houses of Congress. Once signed by the president, a joint resolution has the force of law |
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| personal services provided by members of congress to their constituents, often to help their constituents with problems they are having with the federal bureaucracy |
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