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the name given to an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature

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an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session

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a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote

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having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something

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a device in which a legislative body or other deliberative assembly sits as a single committee with all assembly members being committee members

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a firm decision to do or not to do something

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a resolution passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives

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a committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill

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a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.

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the leader of a party in a legislative assembly

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a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president

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a writ ordering a person to attend a court

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free from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.

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charge with misconduct.

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the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same

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the power of Congress to regulate foreign commerce, interstate commerce, and commerce with Native American tribes in the U.S.

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a general agreement

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powers granted to the government mostly found in Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution within 18 clauses

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the expression of formal disapproval

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the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation

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the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country

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a tax collected by an intermediary from the person who bears the ultimate economic burden of the tax

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powers that Congress and the president need in order to get the job done right

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a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body

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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body

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an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures

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the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid

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a petition signed by the members of the House of Representatives to bring a bill from committee to the floor for consideration

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a resolution adopted by both houses of a legislative assembly that do not require the signature of the chief executive and that does not have the force of law

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a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion

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a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature

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a permanent committee that meets regularly

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the name was given to a meeting, whether regular or specially called, of all party members in the House

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The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives

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he offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation

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A section of the United States Constitution that enables Congress to make the laws required for the exercise of its other powers established by the Constitution

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a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention

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the state of being completely lacking in a particular quality or value

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a tax that is levied on the income or profits of the person who pays it, rather than on goods or services

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are those powers authorized by the Constitution that, while not stated, seem to be implied by powers expressly stated

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a legislative body, such as the U.S. Senate, that achieves stability by staggering the terms of its members to prevent more than a minority of seats from changing in a single election