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| cefeloth | Oct 19 2013, 07:00 AM Post #1 |
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C's Congress Chapter Basic Duties of Congress 1. The power to collect, levy, and raise taxes. 2. The power to make laws regarding bankruptcy, naturalization of its citizens, and otherwise regulate commerce. 3. The power to coin money, and regulate its value. 4. The power to create post offices and roads. 5. The power to declare war (including to raise armies, navies, etc.) Candy desk a tradition of the United States Senate since 1968, whereby a Republican senator who sits at a desk near a busy entrance keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body Casework the response or services that Members of Congress provide to constituents who request assistance. Each year, thousands of constituents turn to Members of Congress with a wide range of requests, from the simple to the complex. Caucus and conference Caucus: the organization of Democrats within the House and Senate that meet to discuss and debate the party’s positions on various issues in order to reach a consensus and to assign leadership positions Conference: same as caucus but formed by Republicans Censure a congressional procedure for reprimanding the President of the United States, a member of Congress, or a judge. Unlike impeachment, in the United States censure has no explicit basis in the federal constitution. It derives from the formal condemnation of either congressional body of their own members. When censured, the member must give up any committee chairs they hold, but he or she does not lose his or her elected position. Cloture After cloture has been invoked, the following restrictions apply: No more than thirty hours of debate may occur.[14] No Senator may speak for more than one hour. No amendments may be moved unless they were filed on the day in between the presentation of the petition and the actual cloture vote. All amendments must be relevant to the debate. Committee chairs Committee on Rules (Rules Committee) Committee system Committee types Conference committees Constituents Continuing resolutions Cracking Edited by cefeloth, Oct 20 2013, 06:05 AM.
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| cefeloth | Oct 19 2013, 07:26 PM Post #2 |
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D,E,F Dean of the House Delegate Democratic Caucus Descriptive representation Discharge petition Earmarks Electoral connection Entitlements Filibuster Formal powers of congress Franking privilege |
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| cefeloth | Oct 19 2013, 07:27 PM Post #3 |
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G-M Gerrymandering Gridlock Hold House of Representatives How a bill becomes a law Impeachment power Incumbency advantage Incumbent Joint Committees Legislative oversight Log rolling Majority leader Majority whip markup Minority leader Minority whip Minority-majority districts |
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| cefeloth | Oct 19 2013, 07:27 PM Post #4 |
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O-R Omnibus legislation Open rule, restricted rule, closed rule Packing Party unity Party vote Pocket veto politico Pork barrel projects President Pro Tempore Quorum Ranking member Reapportionment Redistricting Republican Conference Riders Roll call vote |
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| cefeloth | Oct 19 2013, 07:29 PM Post #5 |
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S-U Safe district Select committees Senate Senatorial courtesy (shows up in the book’s judiciary chapter too) Seniority rule Seniority system Signing statements Speaker of the House Standing committees Subcommittees Substantive representation Ticket splitting Trustee Unanimous consent agreements |
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