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Christmas tree bill

Government; American government

Informal nomenclature for a bill on the Senate floor that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments. The amendments which adorn the bill may provide special benefits to various groups or ...

Monarchy

Government; American government

Government in which political power is exercised by a single ruler under the claim of divine or hereditary right.

Recognise

Government; American government

The Chair permits a Senator to speak by recognising him or her; the Senator then "has the floor. " When time is controlled, a Senator must have time yielded to him or her before he or she can be ...

Assistant to the floor leaders who are also elected by their party conferences. The Majority Whip (and their assistants) are responsible for mobilising votes within their parties on major issues. In ...

Majority leader

Government; American government

The Majority Leader and Minority Leader are elected by their respective party conferences to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for their parties and to manage and schedule the legislative and ...

Veto

Government; American government

Constitutional power of the president to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress, thereby preventing it from becoming a law. The president's veto may be overridden by a two-thirds vote of both the ...

Supplemental, minority, and additional views

Government; American government

Senate Rule XXVI requires that, when a committee (other than the Appropriations Committee) reports a measure, committee members may have three days to file statements providing their views on the ...