| A | B |
|---|
| committee chairs awarded on basis of length of serevice | seniority |
| assembly of party representatives that chooses a government and discusses major national issues | parliament |
| alliance of conservative Democrats with Republicans for voting purposes | conservative coalition |
| a majority of voting Democrats oppose a majority of voting Republicans | party polarization |
| rule issued which does not allow amendments from the floor | closed rule |
| extended debate on a bill to prevent or delay its passage | filibuster |
| means for stopping a filibuster | cloture rule |
| a rule issued which permits some amendments to a bill but not others | restrictive rule |
| committee revisions to a bill | markup |
| group of members to advocate a political ideology or interest | congressional caucus |
| assists party leaders in issues and voting concerns of the party | party whip |
| assigns Republicans to standing committees in the Senate | committee on committees |
| group that decides what business comes up for a vote and what the limitations on debate should be | House Rules Committee |
| a means by which the House can remove a bill stalled in committee | discharge petition |
| process by which a bill is referred to several committees at the same time | multiple referral |
| assigns Democrats to committees in the Senate | Steering committee |
| meeting of members of a political party to decide questions of policy | party caucus |
| members of the party vote together in the House and the Senate | party vote |
| two houses | bicameral legislature |
| districts in which the winner got more than 55% | safe districts |
| districts in which the winner got less than 55% | marginal districts |
| unrelared amendments added to a bill | riders |
| the process through which a bill is referred to a second committee | sequential referral |
| a negative name for the Senate | Millionaire's Club |
