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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral legislature | Legislature with two chambers |
| incumbency | The continued holding of an office |
| conference committee | Committee appointed by the presiding officers of each chamber to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each in different form. |
| divided government | One party controls the presidency while the other party controls one or both of the houses of Congress |
| pork | A legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents |
| War Powers Act | Act that grants emergency executive powers to president to run war effort |
| pocket veto | Indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it |
| filibuster | A tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches |
| legislative hold | A bill can be blocked from floor consideration by the anonymous request of a single senator |
| cloture | A rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body |
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| Terms | 10 |
| Creator | mwolski |
| Created | April 25, 2009 |
| Group | MHS Social Studies |
| Subject | ap american government |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Group: MHS Social Studies |
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