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Flashcards by Desmonique Brown01, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Desmonique Brown01
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| Question | Answer |
| Bicameral | Having two branches of government |
| House of Representatives | work together on bills to give to the President to put into law |
| Constituents | a person who authorizes another to act in his/ her behalf |
| Gerrymander | manipulate the boundaries to favor one party or class. |
| Senate | legislative or governing body or bodies |
| Speaker of the House | a member of the House, is elected by the political party with the most people |
| President pro tempore | a high-ranking senator of the majority party who takes over the US Senate when the vice president isn't around |
| Party Whips | a member of parliament who is selected by their parliamentary party to take on the role of team manager |
| Standing Committee | meets regularly and is a permanent group |
| Select Committee | appointed for a special purpose and is temporary |
| Joint Committee | Both members of the Senate and House come together |
| Seniority System | a senator may rank above another in committee seniority |
| Expressed Powers | the Constitution grant the legislative branch a huge amount of authority over American national policy |
| Implied Powers | powers authorized by a document |
| Elastic Clause | granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers. |
| Impeach | charge (the holder of a public office) with treason |
| Bills of attainder | forfeiture of land and civil rights suffered as a consequence of a sentence of death for treason or felony. |
| Ex post facto laws | retroactively changes the legal consequences( Latin for" From after the action") |
| US Representative Qualification | Must be at least 25yrs old Us citizen for 7yrs Must live in the state you are running for |
| Franking privilage | The right of members to post mail to constituents without having to pay postage |
| Pork barrell projects | a metaphor of government spending for localized projects |
| US Senator Qualifications | Must be 30yrs old Us citizen for at least 9yrs Must live in the state you want to represent |
| Filibuster | a person engaging in unauthorized warfare against a foreign country |
| Colture | a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote |
| Veto | To get rid of a law |
| Pocket veto | an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or governor |
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