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Suppose the u.s. house of representatives is debating a bill to fund construction and maintenance for the nation's highway system. representative sandy shady adds a provision to the bill that would fund a new public art museum in her district. the authorization of expenditure for the museum would be an example of

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The answer is a rider.

A rider is an additional provision added to a piece of legislation. They may or may not relate to the subject of the legislation that they are attached to. Riders are usually created as a tactic to pass a controversial provision that would not pass as its own bill.

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