Can You Pay My Bills
deals with individual people or places
Private Bill
secretaries of the executive departments, the Vice President, and other top officials that help the president make decisions and policy
Cabinet
the official vote for President and Vice President by electors in each state
Electoral Vote
salary paid for the POTUS
Compensation
a two chamber (house) legislature (legislative branch)
Bicameral Legislature
deals with general matters and applying to the entire nation
Public Bill
one of the president’s top assistants who is in charge of media relations
Press Secretary
to establish new district lines the completion of reapportionment
Redistrict
a person (people) who a member of Congress has been elected to represent
Constituent
the Speaker’s top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party’s legislative program and to steer important bills through the house
Majority Leader
sets up a federal program and specifies how much money may be appropriated for the program
Authorization Bill
director of the National Security Council staff
National Security Advisor
a population count
Census
elected official that is already in office
Incumbent
session at which a committee listens to testimony from people interested in the bill
Hearing
statement adopted to cover matters affecting only one house of congress
Simple Resolution
the release of secret information of anonymous government officials to the media
Leak
the process of reassigning representation based on population after a census
Reapportionment
allow presidents to overturn federal convictions
Presidential Pardon
an assistant to the floor leader in the legislature that helps to secure support/ votes to the party program
Whip
an agreement by two or more lawmakers to support each other’s bills
Logrolling
the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy
Presidential Succession
to draw a district’s boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
Gerrymander
member of a party chosen in each state to formally elect the President and Vice President
Elector
a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
Caucus