Assistance provided by members of Congress to constituents who encounter a grievance with a federal agency or the federal government.

Symbolic representation

Efforts of members of Congress to stand for American ideals or identify with common constituency values.

A sharply polarized situation in which political parties are in fierce disagreement with each other.

The growing ideological gap along political party lines.

Bicameral legislature

A legislature with two houses or chambers, such as the U.S. Congress.

Congressional oversight

The review, monitoring, and supervision of federal agencies, programs, activities, and policy implementation.

The authority of the Senate to ratify treaties, confirm cabinet members, and judicial appointments.

The process of redistributing seats in the House of Representatives based on changes in population.

The process of drawing electoral district boundaries in the United States.

Manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class.

Partisan gerrymandering

Drawing district lines to maximize the power of a political party.

Racial gerrymandering

Drawing district lines to dilute the voting power of racial minority groups.

Strategic politicians

Politicians who make decisions based on the likelihood of winning elections.

The electoral edge afforded to those already in office.

The influence of a popular candidate on the electoral success of other candidates on the same party ticket.

The tendency for the president's party to lose congressional seats in off-year elections.

The political party in each house of Congress with the most members.

The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.

A system that gives the member of the majority party with the longest uninterrupted service on a particular committee the leadership of that committee.

Permanent committees in Congress that handle bills in different policy areas.

House Rules Committee

A committee in the House of Representatives responsible for determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor.

A temporary committee created for a specific purpose, often to conduct an investigation.

Committees on which both senators and representatives serve.

Conference Committees

Temporary committees formed to reconcile differences in House and Senate versions of a bill.

The list of issues that Congress plans to address during a session.

Policy Entrepreneurship

The practice of legislators promoting new ideas and policies.

A tactic used in the Senate to halt action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate.

A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote in the Senate.

A parliamentary procedure that allows the Senate to override a rule or precedent by a simple majority.

A large bill that includes many separate legislative issues.

Votes in which each legislator's yes or no vote is recorded.

The process by which each chamber of Congress votes on a bill vetoed by the President.

An indirect veto of a legislative bill by the President by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.

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Representation

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The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

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National lawmaking

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The process of crafting legislation that applies to the entire nation.

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Partisanship

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Strong, unwavering allegiance to one's own political party, often leading to unwillingness to compromise with the opposing party.

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Constituency

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A body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.

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Policy representation

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When elected officials represent the interests and policy preferences of their constituents.

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Allocative representation

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When representatives secure projects, services, and funds for their district.

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Pork barrel

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Government spending for localized projects to bring money to a representative's district.

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