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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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