Unit Four Lesson Eleven Government

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Funds allocated by a legislature for a stated purpose as part of a budget or spending bill

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Appropriations

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Personal services provided by members of Congress to their constituents

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Casework

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A temporary committee of legislators from both the House and Senate created to work out differences in bills

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Conference committee

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A person who lives in an electoral district and is represented by an elected official

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Constituent

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A permanent committee of legislators from both the House and Senate that deals with matters of common interest

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Joint committee

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Official statement issued by both houses of Congress; once signed by the president a joint resolution has force of a law

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Joint resolution

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Publicly funded projects secured by legislators to benefit their home districts or states

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Pork

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A permanent committee of legislators from either the House or Senate responsible for specific policy areas

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Standing committee

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Which lawmakers must be at least 30 years old and U.S. citizens for at least nine years?

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U.S Senators

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Dividing the House seats among the states according to each state's population.

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Apportionment