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Unit 3 Review

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President's Signature   Final step for a bill to become a law  
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Pardon   Presidential power that allows a convicted criminal to go free.  
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PResident Pro Tempore   Runs the daily business of the Senate when the Vice PResident is absent  
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Bill of Attainder   Punishing a person without a jury trial  
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Possible actions taken by a congressional committee   Recommend a Bill Pass as it is Propose changes to the bill Rewrite the bill Kill the Bill Pigeonhole  
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Overriding presidential veto   Example of the legislature checking the power of the executive branch  
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Two   Number of senators from each state  
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Foreign Policy   A countries plan for dealing with other nations  
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Pocket Veto   The President ignores the bill when Congress was out of session  
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Structure of Congress   The house is based on proportional representation and the senate has equal representation  
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veto   Ability of the president to check the power of the legislature  
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22nd Amendment   Limits the president to two terms in office  
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Senate   Can prevent the president by controlling the supreme court by blocking appointments to the bench  
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Dissenting Opinion   A supreme court justices written disagreement of a decision by a supreme court justice. Voices disagreement with the majority opinion.  
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Implied powers   Found in the Necessary and Proper clause or the "elastic clause". Gives Congress the ability powers.to "stretch" its  
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Speaker of the House   Decides what bills the house will debate  
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Presidential Succession   Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore. Secretary of State  
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Filibuster   Senators strategy to delay a vote on a bill to force the bill's sponser to withdraw the measure  
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Franking Privilege   The ability of congressional members to send items posted for free  
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Legislative Leader   Role of the President that signs or vetos legislations  
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Qualifications for becoming a member of Congress   House of Representatives: 25 years old, Citizen for 7 years, Live in the state & District Senate: 35 years old, Citizen for 9 years, Live in the state  
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Ex post facto laws   Laws "after the fact" this is a limit on congressoinal authority that prevent congress from making an act a crime, after a crime has been committed.  
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Supreme Court Justices   No formal qualifications to get position. Allowed to serve for a lifetime.  
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Majority Opinion   States the facts of a case. Announces it's ruling and explains the courts reasoning in reaching a decision.  
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)   The purpose of this organization is to deal with threats to the United States  
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Makes laws and approves Federal appointments   The Legislative Branche  
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Writ of Habeas Corpus   Safeguards against a person being kept in jail unlawfully and involves bringing a person before a judge  
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Judicial Review   Principal that allows the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn decisions made in lower courts and can declare laws unconstitutional  
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Head of State   Role of the President that requires participation in ceremonies and paradea  
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Structure of the Federal Courts   1. U.S. Supreme Court 2. U.S. Court of Appeals 3. U.S. District Courts  
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Presidential Qualifications   35 Years Old, Natural Born Citizen, Live in the U.S. for 14 years  
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Conference Committee   Type of committee forms with the House of Representatives and the Senate pass different forms of the same bill and try to fix it  
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When signed into a law, the bill is different from the original bill   Congressional committees will amend(change) the bill during the writing process  
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Government Corporations   Not for profit government businesses that provide services to the public (Postal Service)  
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Senate   2/3 of this body must vote to confirm a presidential nomination or treaty  
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Gerrymander   An oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group  
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Appropriations and Tax Bills   The constitution states that these types of bills must be introduced by the body that is closest to the people  
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Commander in Cheif   Role of the President that sends troops to battle and commands the military  
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Census   Population count every 10 years that determines the number of residents living in each state and the representatives that are sent to Congress  
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Executive Orders   Commands from the President that have the order of law  
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Appoint supreme court judges   President can limit the power of the court by his/her selection  
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Judicial Review   Declaring a law unconstitutional  
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Impeachment Process   House of Representatives brings the impeachment charges and the Senate acts as a jury to determine the conviction (guilty/innocent)  
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Pork Barrel Projects   Members of Congress send money to thier home state or district  
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Economics Leader   Presidential role requiring the planning of the federal budget and attention to the nations economy  
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