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civics ch6. voc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts or houses |
| census | a population count taken by the census bureau |
| constituent | a person from a legislator's district |
| gerrymander | an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group |
| majority party | a statement that presents the views of the majority of supreme court justices regarding a case |
| minority party | in both the house of rep and the senate the political party to which fewer than half the members belong |
| standing committee | permanent committee that countries work from session to session in its congress |
| seniority | years of service which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members |
| expressed powers | powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution |
| implied powers | powers that congress has that are not explicitly in the constitution |
| Elastic clause | clause in article 1 section 8 of 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 prisionor to court to explain why they are holding the person |
| bill of attainder | a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial of four hearing in court |
| 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 rep. to send job-related mail without paying postage |
| lobbyist | rep of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making |
| case work | the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem |
| pork-barrel projects | 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 | an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions |
| filibuster | a tatic for defending a bill in the senate by talking until the bills 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 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 session by not signing if for 10 days |
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