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These are 2 (of the many) differences in procedures of the House vs. Senate.
What are Rules Committee must issue rule in House, revenue bills start in House, amendments must be germane in House (not in Senate unless amendment is post-cloture), no filibusters in House, no "holds" in House, less frequent use of Cus in House, etc.?
My mother let me leave the house for my 8th-grade end-of-year dance wearing these.
What are a silk shirt with bell sleeves, red plaid pants with a 2-inch cuff, and platform shoes?
This is the holding of Shaw v. Reno.
What is "race may not be the sole basis for gerrymandering"?
This is the non-dog food item most recently consumed by my dog.
What is an eye glass case?
This is the constitutional reason why line-item vetoes are prohibited.
What is they violate the Presentment Clause?
This is the holding of Baker v. Carr.
What is that questions about political redistricting are justiciable?
These are the three types of rules that the House Rules Committee may issue.
What are an open rule, a closed rule, and a restrictive rule?
These are the types of committees that will be involved at the beginning and end, respectively, of a bill's passage through Congress.
What are standing committees and conference committees?
This is a bill that provides funding for an activity previously authorized.
What is an appropriations bill?
These are 3 (of the many) ways in which Congress may check the Executive Branch.
What are override a veto, refuse to fund a program, engage in oversight, refuse to act on a legislative initiative, impeach and remove the president, refuse to ratify treaties, refuse to confirm nominations, etc.?
This type of bill must begin in the House.
What is a revenue bill?
This is a seat won with 55% or less of the popular vote.
What is a marginal seat?
All amendments in the House must satisfy this requirement.
What is they must be germane?
This is the reason why the House will often do business as a Committee of the Whole.
What is to have a lower quorum requirement?
这就是为什么Jello如此受欢迎。
What is because it wiggles?
This is the traffic cop of the House.
What is the Rules Committee?
This is the process used to take a bill from a committee that has not acted on the bill for 30 days.
What is a discharge petition?
I operate a plumbing and heating business in London, England.
What is the other John Marshall?
This procedural device allows the Senate to dispense with many of its rules when considering a bill.
What is unanimous consent (or "UC")?
这是我经常在我家里找到的一件事。
What are very large dust bunnies?
This is the person (or entity) that decides which committees will be referred a bill.
What is the Speaker (in the House) or presiding officer (in the Senate)?
This the name given to the process of Representatives trading favors by voting for each other's bill.
What is "logrolling"?
By custom, this is the chamber that initiates spending measures.
What is the House?
This procedure allows a certain type of bill to proceed through the Senate without being filibustered.
What is the reconciliation process?