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| 1-1 of 1Whips flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | CoolWhipSophie8by CoolWhipSophie8 | 12 terms | April 11, 2008 |
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| whips definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature | 18 sets | |
| 2 | moves or hits quickly and suddenly | 9 sets | |
| 3 | party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party. | 9 sets | |
| 4 | assistant floor leaders | 6 sets | |
| 5 | party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party | 5 sets | |
| 6 | assistant floor leaders, informp party leaders of mood in house, keep head count for important votes, persuade members to vote with party | 4 sets | |
| 7 | serve as assistant floor leaders in the house | 4 sets | |
| 8 | an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature. | 4 sets | |
| 9 | assistant floor leaders in the house | 4 sets | |
| 10 | assistance floor leaders | 2 sets | |
| 11 | moves suddenly and quickly | 2 sets | |
| 12 | after the two leaders the whip is the 3rd most powerful in congress and gathers important party members for votes | 2 sets | |
| 13 | assistants to the floor leaders in the house and senate | 2 sets | |
| 14 | assistants to the floor leaders in the house and senate, responsible for monitoring and marshalling votes | 2 sets | |
| 15 | also known as assistant floor leaders, they check with party members and inform the majority leader of the status and feelings of the membership regarding issues that are going to be voted on. they are responsible for keeping party members in line and having an accurate count of who will be voting for or against a particular bill. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | assistant floor leaders, persuade members to support party desisions | 2 sets | |
| 17 | party leader who work with the majority leader of minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party | 2 sets | |
| 18 | a senator who helps the party leader stay informed about what party members are thinking, rounds up members when important votes are to be taken, and attempts to keep a nose count on how voting on a controversial issue is likely to go. | 2 sets | |
| 19 | assistant to the floor leaders, keeps a head count of votes, rounds up members for important votes | 2 sets | |
| 20 | assist the floor leaders and serve as a liasion between partys leadership and its rank-and-file members | 1 set | |
| 21 | qui veille à la discipline du parti? l | 1 set | |
| 22 | congress members charged with counting prospective votes on various issues and making certain that members have the info they need for floor action | 1 set | |
| 23 | assistant party leaders of each house, whose work includes ensuring that party members are present during the vote and to vote as the party prefers. | 1 set | |
| 24 | the assistants of party leaders | 1 set | |
| 25 | members of congress who serve as informational channels linking the leadership and the rank and file communicating the leaderships views and intentions to the members and vice versa | 1 set | |
| 26 | assistant floor leaders that serve as a liaison between the party's leadership and its rank-and-file members | 1 set | |
| 27 | these assistants make sure that the legislators are present for key votes | 1 set | |
| 28 | assistanrt floor leaders | 1 set | |
| 29 | party enforcers who typically offer both inducements and punishments to party members | 1 set | |
| 30 | liaisons between leadership and rank-and-file in congress | 1 set | |
| 31 | keep contact with all members of party/ have to know how to a hold of all of them/ have to know how to get their votes!/ when members are voting regularly and in big blocks, you have a good whip/ ---book definition: a political party member in congress charged with keeping members informed of the plans of the party leadership, counting votes before action on important issues, and rounding up party members for votes on bills | 1 set | |
| 32 | members of congress who serve as informational channels linking the leadership and the rank-and-file, communicating the leadership's views and intentions to the members and vice versa | 1 set | |
| 33 | members of congress who serve as informational channels linking the leadership and the rank and file communicating the leadership's views and intentions to the members and vice versa | 1 set | |
| 34 | party leaders who work with the majority leader or the minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean pn waverer whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party | 1 set | |
| 35 | assist the leaders in persuading party members to support laws the party favors | 1 set | |
| 36 | party leaders who work with the majority leader or minority to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party. | 1 set | |
| 37 | the helper of the the leaders | 1 set | |
| 38 | a. assistant floor leaders b. liaison between party leaders and members | 1 set | |
| 39 | majority and minority leaders in the senate | 1 set | |
| 40 | serve as assistant floor leader in the house | 1 set | |