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US Govt2013-14
chapter3sect2chapter5sect1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| expressed powers | powers directly stated in the Constitution |
| Article I, section 8 enumerated powers | numbered powers (18) |
| elastic clause | "enumerated power 18 gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the expressed powers. It also allows Congress to address new situations |
| federal bureaucracy | all federal programs staffed by executive branch employees |
| McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | court case that re-affirmed the constitutionality of the elastic clause |
| bicameral legislature | US legislative branch, made up of the House and Senate |
| sessions | yearly meeting of the legislative branch from January till Nov. or Dec. |
| census | national population count every 10 years to reapportion House districts |
| reapportionment | process in which the population of each state taken from the census is used to determine how many representatives each state is entitled to |
| redistricting | the process of setting up new district lines for each representative after reapportionment has taken place |
| gerrymandering | the process of dividing House of Rep. districts in a way that gains an advantage for the party of the state legislature in control of the state |
| at-large | voters elect representatives statewide, as for Senators |
| censure | a vote of formal dissaproval toward the actions of a member of Congress |
| incumbents | members of Congress already in office who enjoy certain advantages(easier to raise funds, name identification, gerrymandered districts) |
| constituents | people in the districts members of congress represent |
| caucus | closed meeting of congress |
| majority leader | the Speaker of the House's top assistant whose main job is to plan and execute the party's legislative program |
| whips | assistants to the Speaker, whose main job is to identify how party members intend to vote and persuade them to support the party |
| bill | a proposed law that has yet to be approved |
| quorum | the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take offical action |
| president pro tempore | serves in the absence of the vice president to run the Senate; is usually the most senior of the party in control |
| filibuster | the Senate action of talking continuously to delay vote on a bill in the hopes it will be abandoned |
| cloture | a procedure that allows each Senator to speak for only 1 hour in order to force a vote |
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