fills leadership role if vice president is unavailable

branch given the most power by Founding Fathers

agency that projects the costs of proposed programs

drawing of district boundaries to benefit a party

action to prevent a Senate bill from a final vote

temporary committee to investigate an issue

personal staff handling growing constituent requests

decides who will testify about bills

can stop a House bill from reaching a floor vote

way that 60 senators can end a filibuster

one cause of congressional staff increases

initiated redistricting plans to give party advantage

can stop the progress of unanimous consent

temporary group that researches and reports on a topic or bill

made history when serving as Speaker of the House

gives the member with the longest uninterrupted service

the leadership of that committee

parallel to the job of assistant to the Speaker

personal staff that researches and drafts bills for a lawmaker

used to express disapproval of member’s behavior