Logrolling
CLEP American Government, Chapter 9 Logrolling Logrolling is reciprocal vote trading: legislators support one another's priorities to assemble a coalition. It can enable compromise among members who value different outcomes intensely, but it can also combine provisions that would not attract majorities if considered separately. The term describes a bargaining mechanism, not a formal parliamentary […]
Discharge petitions
CLEP American Government, Chapter 9 Discharge petitions A House discharge petition can remove a bill from a committee and bring it toward floor consideration when a majority of House members sign. It is difficult partly because members must publicly bypass committee and leadership control. The petition responds to House committee inaction by testing whether a […]
