Unit Four Lesson Twelve Government

A bill with so many riders attached to it that it seems to offer something for everyone

• Rider

• Logrolling

• Filibuster

• Christmas Tree Bill

Process used to end a filibuster in the Senate at least 60 senators must support a cloture vote to overcome a filibuster

• Rider

• Hold

• Cloture

• Filibuster

A high school junior who works as a messenger and errand-runner in the House or Senate

• Congressional Page

• Filibuster

• Logrolling

• Cloture

The tactic of using endless speeches on the Senate floor to delay or prevent passage of legislation

• Cloture

• Rider

• Filibuster

• Logrolling

A request by a senator to delay action on a bill

• Pause

• Cloture

• Hold

• Logrolling

The trading of votes among legislators to ensure the passage of various bills in which they have a special interest

• Steamrolling

• Pause

• Hold

• Logrolling

An amendment attached to a bill that has little or no relation to the subject of the bill

• Cloture

• Rider

• Free rider

• Christmas Tree Bill

The tradition that a congressional committee member’s seniority—the number of years of unbroken service on a committee

• Minority ruel

• Congressional rule

• Senority rule

• Cloture

The first day of a new Congress

• Starts with a traditional congressional breakfast.

• Commences with a series of committee meetings.

• Begins with a vote on the new budget.

• Opens with a series of swearing-in ceremonies.

To reward a loyal party member, the leader of that party may

• Offer him or her a substantial bonus in salary

• Give him or her a desirable committee assignment.

• Relieve him or her of the obligation to sit on a committee.

• Offer him or her a substantial bonus in pay.