Set: Gov. Chapter 5 sec. 3 and 5 Vocab

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president pro temporethe Senate member, elected by the Senate, who stands in as president of the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
filibustera method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote.
cloturea procedure that allows each senator to speak only 1 hour on a bill under debate
personal staffthe people who work directly for individual senators and representatives
committee staffthe people who work for House and Senate committee.
administrative assistantmember of a lawmaker's personal staff who runs the lawmaker's office, supervises the schedule, and gives advice.
legislative assistanta member of a lawmaker's personal staff that makes certain that the lawmaker is well informed about proposed legislation.
caseworkera member of a lawmaker's personal staff who handles request for help from constituents

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Created May 6, 2009
Groups PCMS2014, ss countries and capitals 4 map tests, all studying group :-) better than PCMS2014
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  1. administrative assistant member of a lawmaker's personal staff who runs the lawmaker's office, supervises the schedule, and gives advice. - 13 misses
  2. legislative assistant a member of a lawmaker's personal staff that makes certain that the lawmaker is well informed about proposed legislation. - 13 misses
  3. caseworker a member of a lawmaker's personal staff who handles request for help from constituents - 10 misses
  4. committee staff the people who work for House and Senate committee. - 9 misses
  5. cloture a procedure that allows each senator to speak only 1 hour on a bill under debate - 8 misses
  6. personal staff the people who work directly for individual senators and representatives - 7 misses
  7. president pro tempore the Senate member, elected by the Senate, who stands in as president of the Senate in the absence of the vice president. - 3 misses