senate

floor

Indoor walking surface

• gallerySpace for displaying artwork
• rostrumRaised speaker's platform
• daisRaised speaker's platform

podium · gavel · aisle · presiding · quorum · session · recess · convene · adjourn · cloakroom

bill

Amount owed, written

• lawmakingCrafting enforceable rules
• statuteEnacted written rule
• legislationOfficial enactment of statutes

amendment · resolution · act · enactment · codification · ratification · filibuster · cloture · markup · committee

Rome

Italy's capital city

• curiaAdministrative assembly hall
• patriciansHereditary ruling class
• forumGathering place for discourse

consul · tribune · plebeians · Cicero · Caesar · republic · imperium · dictator · praetor · censor

election

Organized public voting

• incumbentCurrent position holder
• reelectionVoting someone back in
• campaignOrganized effort toward goal

constituency · caucus · bipartisan · partisan · majority · minority · supermajority · whip · platform · lobbyist

debate

Formal argument on issues

• deliberationCareful weighing of choices
• bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
• negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord

compromise · discourse · oratory · rhetoric · decorum · procedure · protocol · consultation · amendment · motion

• groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
• Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
• Greek & RomanAchilles heel, Trojan horse, Pandora's box, Midas touch, Odyssey
• Formal Structureshierarchy, bureaucracy, government, corporation, committee
• governing bodiesgoverning body, governing council, board of directors, parliament, executive committee
• official gatheringsparliament, council, legislature, convention, assembly