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member of a lawmaker's personal staff who runs the lawmaker's office, supervises the schedule, and gives advice.
what is an administrative assistant
a vote of formal disapproval of a member's actions
what is censure?
a proposed law
what is a bill?
population count
what is census?
as a whole, state-wide for example
what is at large?
the work a lawmaker does to help constituents with problems
what is casework?
temporary joint committee set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill
what is a conference committee?
a person who a member of Congress has been elected to represent
what is a constituent?
a schedule that lists the order in which bills will be considered in Congress
what is a calendar?
a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
what is a caucus?
to draw a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
what is gerrymandering?
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
what is the majority leader?
member of a lawmaker's personal staff who makes certain that the lawmaker is well informed about proposed legislation
what is a legislative assistant?
elected official who is already in office
what is an incumbent?
the people who work for House and Senate committees
what is committee staff?
the people who work directly for individual senators and representatives
what is personal staff?
process of reassigning representation based on population, after every census
what is reapportionment?
temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and report its findings to the Senate or House
what is select committee?
committee of the House and Senate that usually acts as a study group and reports its findings back to the House and Senate
joint committee
to set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete
what is redistrict?
system that give the member of the majority party with the longest uninterrupted service on a particular committee the leadership of that committtee
what is the seniority system?
a 2-chamber legislature
what is bicameral legislature?
permanent committee in Congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
what is a standing committee?
group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility
what is a subcommittee?
period of time during which a legislature meets to conduct business
what is a session?