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Question 1.
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The free mail service given to members of Congress is called the . 

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The Speaker of the House serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives and leader of the party. 

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In both parties and in both the House and the Senate, assist leaders in keeping track of the whereabouts of party members and in pressuring them to vote the party line. 

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refers to the line-by-line revisions of a bill that take place in committee. 

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If a committee opposes a bill or ignores it, the only way to force a floor vote on the bill is to get 218 House members to sign a . 

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The committee that reconciles differences between a bill passed in the House and the Senate would be called a committee.  

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is a public reprimand for wrongdoing given to a member standing in the chamber of Congress. 

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Legislators who feel obligated to use their own best judgment in decision making are called . 

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A vote of the full House and Senate on which all members' individual votes are recorded and made public. 

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requires a three-fifths vote of the entire membership of the Senate to end a filibuster. 

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