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Bicameral legislature
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A legislature divided into two houses.
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Bill
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A proposed law, drafted in precise, legal language.
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Casework
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Activities of members of Congress that help constituents as individuals; cutting through bureaucratic red tape to get people what they think they have a right to get.
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Caucus
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A group of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic.
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Committee Chairs
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The most important influencers of the confressional agenda.
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Conference Committees
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Congressional committees formed when the Senate and the House pass a particular bill in different forms.
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Descriptive Representation
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Representing constituents by mirroring their personal, politically relevant characteristics.
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Filibuster
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A strategy unique to the Senate whereby opponents of a piece of legislation try to talk it to death, based on the tradition of unlimited debate.
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House Rules Committee
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An institution unique to the House of Representatives that reviews all bills coming from a House committee before they go to the full House.
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Incumbents
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Those already holding office.
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Instructed Delegates
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A legislator who mirrors the preferences of his or her constituents.
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Johnson Rule
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Gave each senator a seat on at least one key committee.
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Joint Committees
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Congressional committees on a few subject-matter areas with membership drawn from both houses.
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Legislative Oversight
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Congress's monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administration of policy, performed mainly through hearings.
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Lobbyists
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Any group interested in influencing national policymaking.
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