The "Contract with America" intended to cut government waste by giving the President the authority to sign a bill into law while rejecting certain attached provisions called ________.

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The term "riders" refers to provisions attached to a bill that are not necessarily related to the main purpose of the bill. The Contract with America aimed to give the President the power to reject these riders in order to cut down on government waste. Amendments, addendums, motions, and supplements are all possible terms that could refer to additions or changes to a bill, but "riders" specifically refers to provisions that are unrelated or tangential to the main purpose of the bill.

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