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political ideology

Government; American government

Organized, coherent set of attitudes about government and public policy.

impeachment

Government; American government

Power of Congress to remove the president, vice president, federal judges, and other federal officers from office.

covenant

Government; American government

Binding agreement made by two or more persons or parties; compact.

Assistants to the floor leaders who are also elected by their party conferences. The Majority and Minority Whips (and their assistants) are responsible for mobilizing votes within their parties on ...

item veto

Government; American government

Authority to veto part rather than all of an appropriations act. The President does not now have item-veto authority. He must sign or veto the entire appropriations act. The item veto sometimes is ...