Module 4- The Legislative Branch Flashcards
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delegates
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people with authority to represent others at a conference/convention
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trustees
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lawmaker who vote based on their conscience and judgement, not views of their constituents
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partisans
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lawmakers who owe their first alliance to their political party and vote based on that
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politicos
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lawmakers that try to balance basic elements of trustees, delegates, and partisan roles
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term
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2 year period of time when Congress meets
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session
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period of time when Congress assembles and conducts business
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prorogue
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to adjourn a Legislative session
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special session
special session called for emergencies
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franking privilege
benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials, postage free
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apportioned
Distributed, as in seats in a Legislative body
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single- member district
voters for each elected office
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at-large
Election of an office holder by voters of an entire govt unit, rather than by the voters of a district or subdivision
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off-year elections
Congressional election hosted between presidential elections
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incumbant
Current office holder
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continuous body
Governing unit whose seats are never up for election at the same time
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constituencies
People and interests that an elected official represents
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Expressed powers
Powers of Congress that are spelled out in constitution
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implied powers
powers of Congress that are implied in the constitution
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inherent powers
Powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the national govt
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Commerce Powers
Exclusive powers for congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade
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tax
a charge levied to by govt on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs
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public debt
Money borrowed by govt, and interests on that debt
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deficit financing
Practice of funding govt by borrowing to make up the difference between govt spending and revenue
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bankruptcy
Legal process by which a bankrupt person assets are distributed among those to whom they owe debt
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legal tender
Any kind of money that a creditor must, by law, accept the payments for debt
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copyright
Protects creators of creative works
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patent
Protects creators of inventor
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eminent domain
Power of govt to take private property for govt use
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naturalization
legal process by which citizens of one country becomes citizens of another
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Basic function of congress
Translate public will into public policy
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McColloch v Maryland
Maryland attempted to tax federal bank notes
Concepts of implied powers and supremacy of national govt were re-enforced
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4 voting options that a Congress member has
Cast vote as a trustee
Delegates
Partisans
Politicos
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Terms length for House of reps
2 years
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Terms length for senate
6 years
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Qualifications for members of the House
-25+ years old
-Citizen of US for 7+ years
-Resident from state they represent
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Al Congress rep and district
Bob Latta
District 5
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Qualifications to be a member of Senate
-30+ years old
-Citizen for at least 9 years
-Resident of state they're representing
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Ohio Senators
JD Vance, Sharrod Brown
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