| A | B |
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| President doesn't act on the bill within 10 days of receiving it while Congress is in session | way that a bill can become a law without the President's signature |
| traffic cop | best description of the duties of the House Rules Committee |
| joint committee | composed of members of both huses, can be investigative in nature, and may issue periodic reports to the House and the Senate |
| resolution | voted on by either house, but has no force of law |
| Speaker of the House | is both the elected presiding officer of the House and the acknowledged leader of the majority party |
| discharge petition | enables members to force a bill that has been in committee for 30 days onto the floor for consideration |
| whip | duties are to determine how many votes can be counted on when the Senate's caucus wants party members to vote on a bill |
| party caucus | closed meeting of the members of each party in the House |
| committees | the main purpose of these is to divide the work load |
| quorum | majority of the full membership or either house |
| rider | provision attached to an important bill |
| private bills | proposed measures that apply to specific individuals or places |
| joint resolution | this is used to propose a constitutional amendment |
| way a bill can be prevented from becoming law | the President may refuse to sign it and attach a veto message |
| Rules Committee | decides how and when bills reach the floor of the House |
| Speaker | On the first day of each new session, the House elects this person to preside |
| Senate | this house of Congress has a legislative process with few limits on debate |
| filibuster | the main way to end this is by invoking the Cloture Bill |
| individual Senators | this is who introduces bill in the Senate |
| president pro tempore | is the presiding officer of the senate in the Vice Presiden't absence |
| House Rules Committee | sets conditions for considerin a bill, can prevent consideration of bill, and can speed up consideration of a bill |
| committee chairpersons | are usually chosen on the basis of seniority |
