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The System under which committee chairs are awarded to members who have the longest continuous service on the committee.
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Seniority
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(If you have been there longer then you get more privileges, this is based on what word?)
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An assembly of party representatives that chooses a government and discusses major national issues
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Parliament
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(The United States has Congress, the England has this.)
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Explanation of congressional voting which suggests members of Congress respond primarily to cues provided by their colleagues.
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Organizational view
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An alliance of conservative Democrats with Republicans for voting purposes
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Conservative Coalition
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(Not the rainbow kind, or of the willing kind, but the conservative kind)
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Indicated by votes in which a majority of voting Democrats oppose a majority of voting Republicans
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Party Polarization
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(Blues against Reds) (Donkeys against Elephants)
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A rule issued by the Rules Committee that does not allow a bill to be amended on the House floor
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Closed Rule
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Resolution used for matters such as establishing the rules under which each body will operate.
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Simple Resolution
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Resolution used for settling housekeeping and procedural matters that affect both houses
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Concurrent Resolution
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Resolution that is essentially the same as a law and is used to propose constitutional amendments
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Joint Resolution
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A means by which senators can extend debate on a bill in order to prevent or delay its consideration.
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filibuster
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(Dutch for "pirates") (Strom Thurmond has the longest one of these)
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Explanation of congressional voting which emphasizes the impact of personal ideology and party identification as a voting cue.
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Attitudinal view
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A Senate rule offering a means for stopping a filibuster
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Cloture Rule
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A rule issued by the Rules committee that permits some amendments to a bill but not to others
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Restrictive rule
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Committee revisions of a bill
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Markup
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An association of members of Congress created to advocate a political ideology or a regional or economic interest.
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Congressional Caucus
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