Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards

1
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Apportionment

A

the action or result of apportioning something

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2
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Bicameral Legislature

A

Two houses for the legislation

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3
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Bill

A

draft of a proposed law presented to the legislative body

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4
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Cloture

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a procedure for ending a debate

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5
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Pork Barrel Legislation

A

Legislation for appropriations that would benefit the representative’s home district

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6
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Divided government

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one party controls the white house and another controls the congress (one or both parts)

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7
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Filibuster

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talking for way too long in the senate to try and hurt the bill

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8
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Logrolling

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trading votes

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9
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Committee specialization

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Congressman becomes and exprt on the topic of the committee they serve on

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10
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Pocket Veto

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president doesnt sign veto and the congress adjourns

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11
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Discharge petition

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forces a bill out of committee

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12
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Seniority rule

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An unwritten rule in both houses of congress that the top position is left for the longest recorded congressmen.

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13
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Franking Privilege

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Free mail

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14
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Riders

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an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill.

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15
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gerrymandering

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Redistricting in order to change election results

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16
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redistricting

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redrawing district lines based on population in a certain area,

17
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Discretionary spending

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presidential funds appropriated by Congress every years.

18
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Mandatory spending

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federal budget enacted by law each year and is not dependent on annual reviews. –necessary and cannot be changed without law change–