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Bicameral
two-house legislature
Floor leader
Chief officer of the parties in each house who guide the bills
# of memebers
and term of office
435
and 2 yrs
# of members and term of office
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Introduce
Assign to committee
Debate on floor
Pass to other house and repeat
Conference Committee
Pass to president
Budget
a plan for raising and spending money
Filibuster
The use of long speeches to prevent the veto on a bill in the Senate
age to serve and years of citizensip
25 and 7
Age to serve and years of citizenship
30 and 9
the President vetoing Congress's laws
(executive check on legislative)
Lobbyist
:A person who represents an interest group
:They lobby congress to vote on certain bills
Lobbying
Seeking to influence legislators to introduce or vote for or against a bill
Responsibilities of House of Reps
All revenue bills start in the house
they bring charges of impeachment
and purpose amendments
Presiding officer
Vice President
Congress overriding a veto
(legislative check on executive)
President-Pro-Tempore
Vice Presidents Sub
Interest group
A group of people who work together for similar interests or goals
Presiding officer
Speaker of the house
responsibilities
: Conferm treaties made by president
:Hold impeachment trials
:VP only votes in case of a tie
the Supreme Court declaring laws unconstitutional
judicial check on legislative/executive
Pocket veto
President vetos a bill by not signing the bill for 10 days
Speaker of the House
The chief presiding officer of the House of Reps
expresed/enumerated powers
-make laws
-approve annual budget
-coin money
-impeach and remove executive and judicial officers
-declare war
implied powers
-used to carry out enumerated/expressed powers
Senate confirming presidential nominees
(legislative check on executive/judicial)