Speaker of the house  - chief spokesman for the majority party, the Speaker runs the proceedings of House debate and voting, appoints committee members, refers bills to committees for research and development, and has an influential voice in all stages of a bill's consideration., Continuous body  - onethird of senators are elected every two years (two-thirds of the senators remain current members), Majority floor leader - party in power spokesperson on the issues and coordinate their respective legislative strategies., President of the state  - the chief of state and often the chief executive officer of a modern republic, as the United States., Off year elections  - takes place in a year when a presidential or midterm election does not also take place, President pro tempore - a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president., Acquit  - freeing someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty., Impeachment  - the process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing., Engrossed  - the final copy of a bill that has been passed by one house and certified by the clerk of the House or the secretary of the Senate., Veto - The power of the President to refuse to approve a bill,

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