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chapter 6
key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts or houses |
| census | a population count taken by the census bureau |
| constituent | a person from a legislators district |
| gerrymander | an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group |
| majority party | in both the house of representatives and the senate the political party to which more than half the members belong |
| minority party | in both the house of representatives and the senate the political party to which fewer than half the members belong |
| standing committee | permanent committee that continues work from session in its congress |
| seniority | years of service which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members |
| expressed powers | powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution |
| implied powers | powers that congress has that are no stated explicitly in the constitution |
| elastic clause | section 8 of the constitution that gives congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its expressed powers |
| impeach | |
| writ of habeas corpus | |
| bill of attainder | |
| ex post facto law | |
| franking privilege | |
| lobbyist | |
| casework | |
| pork-barrel project | |
| joint resolution | |
| special interest group | an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions |
| filibuster | |
| cloture | |
| voice vote | |
| standing vote | in congress when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill |
| roll-call vote | |
| veto | |
| pocket veto |
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