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Huey Freeman
Guest
- Almost all important work on tax laws occurs in the
Senate chambers.
appropriations bill.
House Ways and Means Committee.
executive office.
-House members are unable to offer amendments to a bill from the floor because of
private bills.
appropriations.
lobbyists.
the closed rule.
- This binds the government to spending for uncontrollables.
the closed rule
the legislature veto
the Constitution
previous legislation
- Special-interest groups that raise money to help elect lawmakers are called
PACs.
presidential councils.
political leaders' committee.
policymakers.
- These are a source of federal money and jobs.
lobbyists
federal grants and contracts
PACs
taxes
- This is an example of an entitlement.
property taxes
Social Security
national health care service
license plate fees
- These committees have the power to cut budgets.
appropriations committees
closed rule committees
revenue committees
authorization committees
- Representatives of interest groups that work to influence Congress are called
Republicans.
party partisans.
lobbyists.
Democrats.
- One area in which party voting is strong is
local issues.
district issues.
farm issues.
current issues.
- Through public-works bills, Congress appropriates billions of dollars for local projects that are often called
PAC legislation.
pork-barrel legislation.
logrolling.
private bills.
Senate chambers.
appropriations bill.
House Ways and Means Committee.
executive office.
-House members are unable to offer amendments to a bill from the floor because of
private bills.
appropriations.
lobbyists.
the closed rule.
- This binds the government to spending for uncontrollables.
the closed rule
the legislature veto
the Constitution
previous legislation
- Special-interest groups that raise money to help elect lawmakers are called
PACs.
presidential councils.
political leaders' committee.
policymakers.
- These are a source of federal money and jobs.
lobbyists
federal grants and contracts
PACs
taxes
- This is an example of an entitlement.
property taxes
Social Security
national health care service
license plate fees
- These committees have the power to cut budgets.
appropriations committees
closed rule committees
revenue committees
authorization committees
- Representatives of interest groups that work to influence Congress are called
Republicans.
party partisans.
lobbyists.
Democrats.
- One area in which party voting is strong is
local issues.
district issues.
farm issues.
current issues.
- Through public-works bills, Congress appropriates billions of dollars for local projects that are often called
PAC legislation.
pork-barrel legislation.
logrolling.
private bills.