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Ch7 Vocab Flashcards

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The lower house of congress consisting if a different number of representative from each state depending on population

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House of Representatives

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The upper house of congress consisting of two representatives from each state

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Senate

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To happen or take place

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Occur

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A population count taken by the census bureau

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Census

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To change or alter in order to fit or conform

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Adjust

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A person from a legislator district

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Constituent

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An oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group

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Gerrymander

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In both the House of Representatives and the senate the political party to which more then half the members belong

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Majority party

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In both the house if representatives and the senate the political party to which fewer then half the members belong

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Minority party

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Years of service which is used as a consideration for assigning commitee members

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Seniority

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Powers that us congress has that is specifically listed in the constitution

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Expressed powers

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Another name for expressed powers

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Enumerated powers

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Powers that the congress has that is not states explicitly in the constitution

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Implied powers

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Clause in article I section 8 of the constitution that gives congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out it’s expressed powers

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Elastic clause

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To manage to to control

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Regulate

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Duty congress holds besides lawmaking

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Non legislature power

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To accuse government officials of misconduct in office

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Impeach

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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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Writ of habeas corpus

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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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Bill of attainder

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A law that allows a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was commited

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Ex post facto law

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The right of senators and representatives to send job related mail without paying postage

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Franking privilege

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Representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making

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Lobbyist

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To make an outline or a rough version

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Draft

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To judge the approximate nature value quality or amount of a thing

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Estimate

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The work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem

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Casework

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Government project grant that primarily benefits a congress person home district or state

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Pork barrel project

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A resolution that is passed by both houses of congress

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Joint resolution

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An organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions

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Special interest group

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To offer a bill for consideration

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Submit

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A completely unrelated amendment added to a Bill

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Rider

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A tactics for defeating a bill in the senate by talking until the bills sponser withdraws it

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Filibuster

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A procedure used in the senate to limit debate on a bill

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Cloture

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A voting method in which those in favor say aye and those against say no

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Voice vote

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In congress when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill

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Standing vote

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A voting method in the senate in which each members voice their votes in turn

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Roll call vote

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Presidents power to kill a bull if congress is not in session by not signing it for ten days

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Pocket veto

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