Where everything is bipartisan until it is not.
The formal act of officially approving and giving legal force to a treaty, constitution, or agreement, because apparently just agreeing to something isn't enough in the political world. This bureaucratic seal of approval requires proper procedures, votes, and enough paperwork to deforest a small nation. It's the governmental equivalent of getting your parents to co-sign, except it involves sovereign nations and international law.
A vote where each member's position is recorded on the public record, making it easy for opponents to run ads about how you voted against popular things.
A public gathering where people collectively express enthusiasm, support, or outrage about something, usually involving signs, chanting, and varying levels of organization. It's the political or social equivalent of a pep rally, designed to inspire action or demonstrate strength in numbers. Also what stock prices do when they recover, making investors momentarily forget their losses.
The moment when a politician asks voters to give them another term because surely this time they'll deliver on all those promises. It's democracy's sequel, where incumbents leverage name recognition and fundraising advantages while challengers cry 'time for change!' Success depends on whether constituents believe 'better the devil you know' or 'fool me once, shame on you.'
The phenomenon where different members of a political party take turns opposing their own party's agenda, providing cover for the rest while killing legislation. A cynical theory that someone always volunteers to be the bad guy so everyone else can fundraise off wanting to help.
When two parties who were absolutely furious at each other decide maybe they should be friends again. The fancy French word for 'let's pretend the past never happened.'
Media, language, or behavior from the past that society suddenly deems offensive now, often weaponized by politicians and activists to score points. It's basically yesterday's acceptable norm becoming today's scandal.
The redistribution of congressional seats among states based on population changes following the Census, determining political power for the next decade.