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37 Cards in this Set
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bi-cameral
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a legislature consisting of two parts
Congress/House of Represent. |
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census
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a population count taken by a Census Bureau
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constituent
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a person from a legislator's district
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gerrymander
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an oddly-shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
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majority party
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In both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which more than half of the members belong
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minority party
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In both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which FEWER than half of members belong
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standing committee
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permanent committee that continues its work from session to session in Congress
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seniority
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years of service, which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members
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expressed powers
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powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution
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implied powers
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powers that Congress has that are NOT specifically stated in the Constitution
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elastic clause
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clause in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws :
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continued...
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"NECESSARY AND PROPER"
to carry out its expressed powers |
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impeach
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to accuse government officials of misconduct
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writ of habeus corpus
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a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
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bill of attainder
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a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court
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ex post facto law
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a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
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franking privilege
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the right of senators and representatives to send job related mail without paying postage
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lobbyist
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representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other govt officials to directly influence policy making
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casework
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that work that a lawmaker does constituents with a problem
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pork barrel project
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government project grant that primarily benefits his home district or state
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regulate
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to control or govern
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occur
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to happen or take place
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adjust
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to change or alter in order to fit or conform
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draft
Ex: draft into army |
to call up
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complex
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complicated or intricate
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estimate
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to judge the approximate nature, value, quality, or amount of something
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joint resolution
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a resolution that is passed by both the houses of Congress
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special interest group
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an organization of people with some commons interest who try to influence government decisions
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filibuster
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a TACTIC or strategy for DEFEATING A BILL in the Senate by TALKING until a bill's sponsor withdraws it
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cloture
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a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill
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voice vote
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a voting method in which those in favor say "YAE" and those against say "NO"
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standing vote
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In congress, when members STAND TO BE COUNTED for a vote
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roll call vote
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a voting method in the SENATE, in which members VOICE their votes in turn (like ROLL call in school)
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veto
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REFUSAL to sign a bill or resolution
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pocket veto
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the president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
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element
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a component (or part) of a whole
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category
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a division or grouping used to classify something
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