Legislative Branch
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| Caucus | a meeting of party members who select the candidates to run for election
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| Incumbent | the person who is currently holding the office
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| Conference Committee | hammer out differences on a bill between the House and Senate
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| Joint Committee | special group formed from members of the House and Senate to address broad issues that affect both chambers
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| Filibuster | tactic used when opponents of a measure seek to prevent a vote from coming up in the Senate; talk a bill to death
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| Cloture | the vote to end debate of a bill in the Senate; need sixty votes
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| Gerrymandering | the drawing of district boundaries for political advantage
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| Reapportionment | the redistribution of seats in the house among the states based on the results of the census every 10 years
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| Seniority Rule | a rule in the U.S. Congress by which the member of the majority party who has served longest on a committee
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| Constituents | people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body
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| Appropriation | congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
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| Impeachment | process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bringing them to trial
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| Partisan | people in Congress who vote according to party lines, what their party says
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| Bi-Partisan | agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies
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| Standing Committee | a permanent legislative committee that establishes various policies and provides legislative oversight.
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| Oversight | watchful and responsible care; regulatory supervision
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