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The chief presiding officer of the House of Representatives, they can influence the legislative agenda, the fate of individual pieces of legislation and member’s positions within the house
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Joint committees created to work out a compromise on House and Senate versions of a piece of legislation.
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Legislative committees formed of members of both House and Senate.
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Either in HOR or Senate majority party, In HOR the majority leader is subordinate in the party hierarchy to the Speaker of the House.
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the elected leader of the minority party in the House or Senate.
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A type of representation in which representative is held accountable to a constituency if he or she fails to represent that constituency properly.
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A legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses’ distinguished from unicameral.
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(usually) temporary legislative committees, set up to highlight or investigate a particular issue or address an issue not within jurisdiction of existing committees.
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A proposal in Congress to provide a specific person some kind of relief, such as a special exemption or immigration quotas.
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permanent committee with the power to propose and write legislation that covers a particular subject.
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A type of representation in which representatives have the same racial, gender, ethnic, religious, or educational backgrounds as their constituents.
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A party member in House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party’s legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes.
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