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ch 6 vocab clh
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bicameral | the Great Compromise established Congress as a two-part. |
| census | population count taken by the Census Bereau, congress adjusts, or changes, the number of representatives given to each state. |
| constituents | people represented |
| gerrymander | is an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group. |
| majority party | in both the House and Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong |
| minority party | this is the other party. |
| Standing committees | permanent comittees |
| seniority | years of service |
| expressed powers | most of the powers delegated to the Congress are enumerated. |
| implied powers | the powers that Congress has because of Clause 18. |
| elastic clause | this is what clause 18 is called sometimes. |
| impeach | accuse officials of misconduct in office. |
| writ of habease corpus | a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person. |
| bills of attainder | laws that punish a person without a jury trial. |
| ex post facto laws | laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed. |
| franking privilege | Senators and representatives can send job-related mail without paying postage. |
| lobbyists | people hired by private groups to influence government decision makers. |
| casework | members of Congress often act as troubleshooters for people frommtheir home districts and states who request help in dealing with the federal government. |
| pork-barrel projects | Government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state. |
| joint resolutions | propose constitutional amendments and to designate money for a special purpose. |
| special-interest groups | organizations made up of people with common interest. |
| filibuster | talk a bill to death. |
| cloture | no one may speak for more than one hour. |
| voice vote | in which those in favor say "yea" and those against say "no" |
| standing vote | those in favore of a bill stand to be counted, and then those against it stand to be counted. |
| roll-call vote | senators respond "Aye" or No" as their names are called. |
| veto | refuse to sign the bill. |
| pocket veto | killing legislation by Congress adjourned,the bill dies. |
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