The Senate and Senate bills
The amount of votes in the Senate required to pass a bill
What is at least 60
The house in which only requires a majority vote to pass a bill
What is the house of representatives
The leader of the house of representatives and has the most power
What is the speaker of the house
Sub categories off main subject
What is the sub committee
A meeting in congress
What is a Congressional session
The Leader of the party with the most members
What is the majority leader
Main chamber where all senators meet
What is the floor
A proposed law
What is a bill
Is setup when the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill
What is the conference committee
The assigning of the amount of representatives a state gets after a census
What is a Reapportionment
What is the minority leader
Private meeting for party leaders to choose candidates for office
What is a caucus
Assistant to Majority leader, there is also one for the minority leader
What is the whip
Oversees bills that deal with specific issues
What is the standing committee
Two legislative chambers
What is a bicameral legislature
Allows senators an extra hour to debate on a bill
What is a cloture resolution
Drawing district lines for the house of representative to give a party an advantage during election
What is gerrymandering
Minimum number of members need for any business to happen in the house
What is the quorum
House and Senate work together and information found is shared with both floors
What is the joint committee
The setup of new district lines for seats in the house based on the Reapportionment
What is a Redistrict
Prolonging debate on a bill to delay the vote on it
What is a fillbuster
Person that votes for a congress member to be elected to represent
What is a constituent
What is the Majority leader
Temporary committee that is put together to research certain issues
What is the select committee
Population count to determine how many representatives a state gets, happens every 10 years
What is a census