Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Chapter 12

Chapter Sections

12.1 – Introduction

12.2 – Convening a New Congress

• Meeting to Choose Congressional Leaders
• Making Committee Assignments
• The First Day of a New Congress

12.3 – Working in Committee

• Choosing Committee Chairs and Ranking Members
• Assigning Bills to Committees
• The Path of a Bill Through Subcommittee
• The Power of the House Rules Committee

12.4 – Debating and Voting on the House and Senate Floor

• The Majority Party Controls Floor Debate
• House Debate: Keeping It Short, If Not Sweet
• Unlimited Debate in the Senate: Filibusters and Holds
• Amendments: Riders and Christmas Tree Bills
• Voting on a Bill
• Pressures and Influences on Legislators

12.5 – Final Steps in the Legislative Process

• Congress Speaks As One – Eventually
• The President Takes Action on a Bill – Or Not
• Congress Can Try to Save Vetoed Legislation

Summary

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