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Flashcards by Morgan Babson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Morgan Babson
almost 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Bicameral | Having two branches or chambers |
| House of Representatives | Lower legislative house of the U.S. Congress |
| Constituents | Member of constituency |
| Gerrymander | Manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constituency to be in favor of a certain party or class |
| Senate | An assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation. |
| Speaker of House | Presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives |
| President Pro Tempore | High ranking Senator of the majority party who presides over the United States Senate in the absence of the Vice President |
| Party Whips | A party's enforcer; their role is to that the elected representatives of their party are in attendance when important votes are taken. |
| Standing Committee | A permanent committee that meets regularly |
| Select Committee | Small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose |
| Joint Committee | Committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature |
| Seniority System | Based on the length of time serving in that committee |
| Expressed Powers | Powers of Congress specifically listed in the Constitution |
| Implied Powers | Powers authorized by a document |
| Elastic Clause | Grants congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers |
| Impeach | Charge with treason or another crime against the state. |
| Bills of Attainder | An act of legislature finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trail. |
| Ex Post Facto Laws | Law adopted after an act is committed making it illegal although it was legal when done. |
| U.S. Representative Qualifications | 1) 25 years of age 2) Citizen for 7 years 3) Resident of the state they reside in |
| Franking Privilege | Allows members of Congress to transmit mail matter under their signature without postage. |
| Pork Barrel Projects | Metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely to bring money to a representative's district. |
| U.S. Senator Qualifications | 1) 30 years old 2) Citizen for 9 years 3) Resident of the represented state |
| Filibuster | Prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures. |
| Cloture | A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote |
| Veto | A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law making body |
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