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4
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Party membership of a Member of Parliament or other elected body
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11
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A permanent committee that meets regularly
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12
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a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate, and is equivalent to the speaker of other assemblies
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13
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A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion
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14
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an ad hoc joint committee of a bicameral legislature, which is appointed by, and consists of, members of both chambers to resolve disagreements on a particular bill
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15
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An indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session
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16
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a particular legal philosophy of judicial interpretation that limits or restricts judicial interpretation
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18
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A high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president
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19
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the process of allocating political power among a set of principles
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20
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the person who has the day-to-day-responsibility for managing the agency's operations
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22
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A formal expression of opinion or intention agreed on by a legislative body, committee, or other formal meeting, typically after taking a vote
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23
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A head of state or officer in supreme command of a country's armed forces
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24
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the whole body of voters who elect one representative to a legislature or all the residents represented by one deputy
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25
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Free postage for official, non-campaign-related correspondence conducted by federal office-holders
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27
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a supervisory activity of Congress that centers on its constitutional responsibility to see that the executive carries out the laws faithfully and spends appropriations properly
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32
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The titular head of a nation as distinct from the head of the government
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33
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The practice of exchanging favors esp. in politics by reciprocal voting for each other's proposed legislation
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34
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A committee composed of some members of a larger committee, board, or other body and reporting to it
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35
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A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote
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