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Chapter 12 Congress in Actionâ™
Match the defintions
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| Speaker of the House | House leader |
| President of the Senate | Vice President |
| President Pro Tempore | actual leader of Senate |
| Party Caucus | closed meeting of each party |
| floor leaders | important officers |
| whips | liaison |
| committee chairmen | head standing committees |
| seniority rule | unwritten custom |
| standing committees | permanent committees |
| select committees | special committees |
| joint committee | investigative committees |
| conference committee | iron out differences |
| bill | proposed law |
| rider | ride along bill |
| discharge petition | forcing a committee bil |
| subcommittees | divisions of committees |
| quorum | majority of full membership |
| engrossed | printed in final form |
| filibuster | talking a bill to death |
| cloture | limiting debate |
| veto | refusing to sign a bil |
| pocket veto | large veto |
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