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Featured Article: Cloture
Cloture, also called closure, shuts off debate in a legislative body. See more »
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Amendment
Amendment, in legislation, is a change in a law, or in a bill before it becomes a law.
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Coalition, koh uh LIHSH uhn, is a combination of political interest groups working toward a mutual goal.
See more »Filibustering
Filibustering, FIHL uh buhs tuhr ihng, is the practice by which a minority in a legislature uses extended debate to block or delay action on a proposed bill.
See more »Logrolling
Logrolling is the trading of votes as commonly practiced in legislative bodies.
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Representative is the name for a member of the lower house of the Congress of the United States (the House of Representatives), or of the lower house of a state legislature.
See more »Sergeant at arms
Sergeant at arms is an officer who keeps order during the meetings of clubs and deliberative bodies.
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Speaker is the presiding officer in the lower house of several national, state, and provincial legislatures.
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