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| Whip | assistant leader to the party there to make sure everyone is with the party and staying in line |
| Bicameral | made of two houses |
| Conference | Committee that makes sure a passed bill is okay by both houses |
| Gerrymandering | Drawing the district lines in a state for political reasons |
| At Large | Elected for the entire state all senators |
| packing | gerrymangering where the minority party is placed in a few districts as possible |
| Franking | Free postage and printing for a congress member for official business |
| Pork Barreling | Getting federal money for your district |
| Speaker | Leader of the House of Repsentatives |
| President Pro Tempore | Leader of the Senate when the Vice President is not in the chamber |
| cracking | gerrymandering where the minority party is split into as many districts as possible |
| Majority Leader | Head of the party that holds the most seats in the Chamber. |
| Quorum | minimum number of people needed to condust business. |
| Constituent | Person represented by an elected official |
| Cloture | Call to end the debate on an item. Can be used in the Senate to end a filibuster |
| Filibuster | Power of a Senator to talk a bill to death |
| Democrat | This party holds a majority in the Seante |
| Republican | This party holds a majority in the House |
| Latham | Current Representative for Iowa District 4 |
| Politico | Role of a congress member where they will vote according to the Party platform |
| Trustee | role of a congress member where they will vote based on their own decision |
| Delegate | Role of a congress member where they will vote only the way their district wants them to |
| Veto | The power of the president to refuse to sign a bill into law. Congress can override with a 2/3rs vote. |
| President | Title of the leader of the Senate. This is held by the Vice President |
| Log Rolling | Trading votes on pork barrel issues |
