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Just role your mouse over or click the word to learn its meaning. by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 05:21 PM — Relevance: 1%
Lawology
Theultimateguide to how a bill becomes law. by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 05:07 PM — Relevance: 1%
Pocket Veto
A special power where the President literally does not do anything with the bill. The President has 10 days to do something. If he doesn't do anything, the ... by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 05:03 PM — Relevance: 1%
Veto
The power given to the President where he can kill any bill that passes Congress and makes it to his desk. His veto can beoverturnedby a 2/3 majority vote in ... by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 04:58 PM — Relevance: 1%
Full Senate
Referes to All or a quorum of the senators making decisions and taking actions on a bill. by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 04:50 PM — Relevance: 1%
Conference Committee
A Joint committee made up of members in both chambers of the Congress. Their job is to work out thedifferences in both versions of a bill. by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 04:30 PM — Relevance: 1%
Quorum of the Representatives
One hundred representatives must be present for any decision making to take place. by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 04:26 PM — Relevance: 1%
Quorum of the Senators
A majority or 51 senators need to be present for decision making to be made. by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 04:14 PM — Relevance: 1%
Full House
The full house refers to when all the Representatives come together for a debate on a piece of legislation. It is also refereed to as a committee of the whole. by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 04:05 PM — Relevance: 1%
Rules Committee
The House Committee on Rules is the committee responsible for setting debate guidelines and times. by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 03:58 PM — Relevance: 1%
Reported
The term used by congresspersons when a bill passes committee and is "reported" or sent to the Rules Committee or Senate Leadership depending on which house ... by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 03:52 PM — Relevance: 1%
Markup
This is a term used my congresspersons to refere toamendmentsmade to a bill. The term originated form the pencil marks thecongresspersonsmake on a bill. by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 03:21 PM — Relevance: 1%
Chairperson
The leader of a committee orsubcommittee. Chosen by the majority party in that chamber of congress. Most often the senior members of that party get appointed ... by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 01:36 PM — Relevance: 1%
Parliamentarian
The refere of the senate. There job is to make sure that everyone is following the ruler of the senate. And they deal thebureaucracyof the senate by deciding ... by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 01:08 PM — Relevance: 1%
Speaker of the House
The leader of the House of Representatives. Selected by the majority party and acts as the voice of the House of Representatives. by kyle last modified Jan 01, 2011 09:25 PM — Relevance: 1%
Senate Legislative Process
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:04 PM — Relevance: 1%
Senate Process
by kyle last modified Dec 30, 2010 02:57 PM — Relevance: 1%
Rest In Peace Bill
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:31 PM — Relevance: 1%
The End
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:31 PM — Relevance: 1%
Presidential Signiture
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:30 PM — Relevance: 1%
The President
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:28 PM — Relevance: 1%
Final Vote
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:27 PM — Relevance: 1%
Back to Full Senate
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:26 PM — Relevance: 1%
Unified Version Created
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:25 PM — Relevance: 1%
Conference Committee Debate
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:24 PM — Relevance: 1%
Conference Committee
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 04:31 PM — Relevance: 1%
Identical to House of Representatives version?
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:23 PM — Relevance: 1%
Passing Full Senate
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:22 PM — Relevance: 1%
Full Senate Debate
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:20 PM — Relevance: 1%
Scheduling debate
by kyle last modified Jan 02, 2011 07:19 PM — Relevance: 1%