POS-1041 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: United States House Committee On Rules, Cloture, Joint Committee
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Ad-hoc committee: a congressional committee appointed for a limited time to design and report a specific piece of legislation. Casework: the activity undertaken by members of congress and their staffs to solve (cid:272)o(cid:374)stitue(cid:374)ts" p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)s (cid:449)ith go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t age(cid:374)(cid:272)ies. Closed rule: an order from the house rules committee limiting floor debate on a particular bill and disallowing or limiting amendment. Cloture: a parliamentary procedure used to close debate. Cloture is used in the senate to cut off filibusters. Under the current senate rules, 3/5 (60) of the senators must vote for cloture to halt a filibuster except on presidential nominations to offices other than the supreme court. Conditional party government: the degree of authority delegated to and exercised by congressional leaders; varies with and is conditioned by the extent of election-driven ideological consensus among members. Continuing resolution: a type of appropriations legislation bill that sets aside money for specific federal governments departments, agencies, and programs in the absence of a formal budget.
