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Unit 2
Civics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Costituents | People in congressional districts |
| Redistricting | The process of redrawing the boundaries of districts |
| Joint Sessions | When senators and representatives meet together to hear the President's State of the Union Address |
| Standing Committee | A permanent committee that specializes in a particular topic |
| Bill | A proposed law |
| President Pro-Tempore | "President of the Senate for the time being"- when the Vice President is absent |
| Speaker of The House | Leader of the House of Representatives |
| Conference Committee | A joint committee that helps members of the Senate and the House of Representatives work together |
| Vice President | This person vote in the Senate in case of a tie |
| Majority Party | The party with the most members in Congress |
| Minority Party | The party with fewer members in Congress |
| Interest Groups | Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals |
| Bicameral | A two-house legislatures |
| Expressed Powers | Powers listed in Article 1 of the Constitution |
| Expulsion | To force a member of Congress to leave because of wrong doing or dishonesty |
| Appropriations | Funds for a specific use |
| Reapportionment | The redistribution of legislative seats according to population |
| Lobbysists | People who represent interest groups |
| Checks & Balances | A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches. |
| Filibuster | Freedom by senators to kill a bill by continuously talking until the bill is withdrawn |
| Cloture | This limits a senator to debate for no more than one hour, and it's use must be voted on by the senate |
| Census | A process for counting nation's population |
| Implied Powers | A power not expressly named in the Constitution |
| Legislative Branch | The branch of government that makes the laws |
| Impeach | To accuse an official of wrong doing |
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