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Bemidji HS-Civics
Civics Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Senate | the upper house of Congress, consisting of two representatives from each state |
| House of Representatives | the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives, from each state, depending on population |
| 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 | in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong |
| minority party | in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong |
| seniority | years of service, which is used as a consderation for assigning committee members |
| expressed power | power that the U.S. Congress has that is specifically listed in the Constitution |
| enumerated power | another name for expressed power |
| implied power | power that Congress has that is not stated 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 |
| nonlegisalative power | duty Congress holds besides lawmaking |
| impeach | to accuse government officials of misconduct in office |
| franking privilege | the right of senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage |
| lobbyist | representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making |
| casework | the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem |
| pork-barrel project | government project grant that primarily benifits a congressperson's 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 |
| rider | a completely unrelated amendment added to a bill |
| filibuster | a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill's 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 "Aye" and those against say "No" |
| standing veto | in Congress, when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill |
| roll-call vote | a voting method in the Senate in which members voice their votes in turn |
| pocket veto | president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days |
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