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| Question | Answer |
| 1. Bicameral | Having two branches or chambers. |
| 2. House of Representatives (p. 179) | Is the lower house of the United States Congress. |
| 3. Constituents (179) | A member of a constituency. |
| 4. Gerrymander | Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. |
| 5. Senate (p. 180) | Any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular. |
| 6. Speaker of the House (180) | The Speaker, a member of the House, is elected by a majority party caucus. |
| 7. President pro tempore | A high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president. |
| 8. Party whips | Is a member of parliament who is selected by their parliamentary party to take on the role of team manager |
| 9. Standing Committee (181) | A permanent committee that meets regularly. |
| 10. Select Committee | A small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose. |
| 11. Joint Committee | Is a term that is used to refer to a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature |
| 12. Seniority System (182) | Is a way to determine employment advantages based on the length of service of employees |
| 13. Expressed Powers (185) | The Power to tax and spend for the defense and general welfare of the U.S. Borrow money |
| 14. Implied Powers | Are those powers authorized by a document (from the Constitution) that, while not stated, seem to be implied by powers expressly stated. |
| 15. Elastic Clause | Granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers. |
| 16. Impeach (187) | Call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice). |
| 17. Bills of Attainder (188) | Is an act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without a trial. |
| 18. Ex Post Facto Laws (188) | (Latin for from after the action or after the facts) is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences (or status) of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law. |
| 19. US Representative Qualifications (191) | Is one of the two houses of the United States Congress. |
| 20. Franking Privilege (192) | Allows Members of Congress to transmit mail matter under their signature without postage. |
| 21. Pork Barrel Projects (196) | Is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district |
| 22. US Senator Qualifications (191) | Sets three qualifications for service in the U.S. Senate: age (at least thirty years of age); U.S. citizenship (at least nine years); and residency in the state a senator represents at time of election. |
| 23. Filibuster (200) | An action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures |
| 24. Cloture | Is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end |
| 25. Veto (202) | A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body. |
| 26. Pocket Veto | Is a legislative maneuver that allows a president or other official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill by taking no action (instead of affirmatively vetoing it). |
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