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Question | Answer |
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cloture | a vote to end a filibuster |
filibuster | unlimited debate |
apportion | to divide |
census | counting of people |
bill | a proposed |
seniority | length of service |
gerrymander | drawing district lines to someones advantage |
bicameral | 2 houses legislature |
caucus | a political meeting |
impeach | to formally change |
appropriation | money |
pocket veto | president sets aside a bill |
implied powers | powers of congress not listed in the constitution |
writ of habears corpus | rights to appear before a judge |
bill of attainder | law that punishes without a trial |
ex post facto law | punishes for an act that was legal at one time |
expulsion | to kick out |
immunity | can not be punished |
censure | to reprimand |
constituents | people served by an elected official |
franking privilege | free mail for congressmen |
stand ing somm. | a permanent comm. |
select comm. | a temporary comm.for a certain task |
conference comm. | works out the differences in bills |
joint comm. | made up of both senators and rep |
pork barrel | unnecessary laws that benefit homes state |
pigeonhole | |
cloture | a vote to end a filibuster |
filibuster | unlimited debate |
apportion | to divide |
census | counting of people |
bill | a proposed |
seniority | length of service |
gerrymander | drawing district lines to someones advantage |
bicameral | 2 houses legislature |
caucus | a political meeting |
impeach | to formally change |
appropriation | money |
pocket veto | president sets aside a bill |
implied powers | powers of congress not listed in the constitution |
writ of habears corpus | rights to appear before a judge |
bill of attainder | law that punishes without a trial |
ex post facto law | punishes for an act that was legal at one time |
expulsion | to kick out |
immunity | can not be punished |
censure | to reprimand |
constituents | people served by an elected official |
franking privilege | free mail for congressmen |
stand ing somm. | a permanent comm. |
select comm. | a temporary comm.for a certain task |
conference comm. | works out the differences in bills |
joint comm. | made up of both senators and rep |
pork barrel | unnecessary laws that benefit homes state |
pigeonhole | comm. sets aside a bill |
lobbyist | person paid to persuade |
roll call vote | vote by name |
rider | an attachment to a bill |