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Chapter 6 Vocabulary

Civics

QuestionAnswer
a legislature consisting two parts, or houses Bicameral
a population count taken by the Census Bureau Census
a person from a legislator's district Constituent
an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group Gerrymander
in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong Majority Party
in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong Minority Party
permanent committee that continues work from session to session in its Congress Standing Committee
years or service, which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members Seniority
powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution Expressed powers
powers that Congress has that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution Implied Powers
clause in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers Elastic Clause
to accuse government officials of misconduct in office Impeach
a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person Writ of Habeas Corpus
a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court Bill of Attainder
a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed Ex Post Facto Law
the right of senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage Franking Privilege
representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making Lobbyist
the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem Casework
government project grant that primarily benefits the home district or state Pork-Barrel Project
a resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress Joint Resolution
an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions Special-Interest Group
a tactic for defeating a bill in the senate by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it Filibuster
a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill Cloture
a voting method in which those in favor say "Yea" and those against say "No" Voice Vote
in Congress, when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill Standing Vote
a voting method in the Senate in which members voice their votes in turn Roll-Call Vote
refusal to sign a bill or resolution Veto
president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days Pocket Veto
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