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Civics Ch.5
Libbyjune Civics in Practice Ch.5 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| consisting of two houses, as in a lawmaking body | bicameral legislature |
| to be distributed, as in the seats in the House of Representatives | apportioned |
| the process of drawing congressional district | gerrymandering |
| legal protecion | immunity |
| the removal of a person from an institution, such as Congress, for serious misconduct | expulsion |
| the formal disapproval of the actions of a member of Congress by the other members | censure |
| meetings of Congress | sessions |
| meetings of party leaders to dtermine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office | caucuses |
| the official who presides over the Senate in the vice president's absence | president pro tempore |
| the assistant to the floor leader in each house of Congress who tries to persuade party membersto vote for bills the party supports | party whip |
| the presiding officer of the House of Representatives | Speaker of the House |
| powers not specifically granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution that are suggested to be neccessary to carry out the powers delegated to Congress under the Constitution | implied powers |
| Article 1, Section 8 of the U.s. Constitution; known also as the "necessary and proper" clause that allows Congress to extend its delegated powers | elastic clause |
| to charge a government official with misconduct | impeach |
| an act that betrays and endangers one's country | treason |