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General nature or nature terms.

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revenue sharing, general

Political systems; General

Federal grants to state and local communities, distributed by formula with few or no strings about how the money is to be used.

riders

Political systems; General

Provisions tacked on to a piece of legislation that are not relevant to the bill.

right to work laws

Political systems; General

State legislation designed to outlaw the union shop, passed by twenty states acting under Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act.

roll-call vote

Political systems; General

A method of voting in a legislature in which all members present at a session must vote, and their positions become a matter of public record.

royal colonies

Political systems; General

Colonies controlled by the British king through governors appointed by him and through the king’s veto power over colonial laws.

rule

Political systems; General

A measure from the House Rules Committee, which sets the terms of the debate for a bill, the time to be allowed for discussion on the floor of the House, and the extent to which the bill may be ...

safe congressional district

Political systems; General

As usually defined, a district in which the winner receives 55 percent or more of the vote.

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