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chapter 6 key
key terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts or houses |
| census | a population count taken by the census bureau |
| constituent | a detailed written plan for government |
| gerrymander | an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group |
| majority party | in both the houses of representatives and the senate the political party to which more than half the members belong |
| minority party | in both the houses of the Representative and the senate the political party to which fewer than half the members belong |
| standing committee | permanent committees |
| seniority | years of service |
| expressed powers | powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution |
| implied powers | powers that congress has that are not stated explicitly in the constitution |
| elastic clause | clause in the article 1 section 8 od the constitution that gives congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its expressed powers |
| impeach | to accuse government officials of misconduct in office |
| writ of habeas corpus | a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person |
| bill of attainder | laws that punish a person with out jury trial |
| ex post facto law | a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed |
| franking privilege | the right of senators and representatives to send job related mail without paying postage |
| lobbyist | people hired by private groups to influence government decision makers |
| casework | the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem |
| pork barrel project | government project grant that primarily benefits the home district or state |
| joint resolution | a resolution that is passed by both houses of congress |
| special interest group | organizations made up of people with common interest |
| filibuster | a tactic for defeating a bill in the senate by talking until the bill sponsor withdraws it |
| cloture | a procedure used in the senate to limit debate on a bill |
| voice vote | a voting method in which those in favor say 'yea' and those against say 'no' |
| standing vote | in congress when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill |
| roll-call vote | a voting method in the senate in which members voice their votes in turn |
| veto | refusal to sign a bill or resolution |
| pocket veto | presidents power to kill a bill if congress is not in session by not signing it for 10 days |
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