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Voc.# 2 Oct. 2014
Richter-Government-Voc. #2 Oct. 2014
Question | Answer |
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Census | done every ten years for population purposes and for determination of proportional representation in the House |
censure | to reprimand an elected official for misconduct |
logrolling | agreement between congressmen; You vote for my bill and I'll vote for yours |
pork barrel spending | the wasteful spending of taxpayers' money on projects that a benefit only a small group |
elastic clause | Article I Sec 8#18-gives congress authority to make any necessary and proper law (only applies to #s 1-17) |
Bill of attainder | declaring someone guilty without benefit of a trial |
ex post facto law | makes someone guilty of a crime committed BEFORE the act was made illegal |
expressed powers | those powers which are written in the constitution |
enumerated powers | Article I Sec. 8 those 18 powers |
quorum | minimum # of votes needed to pass legislation |
redistricting | the redrawing of district lines after a census in which states gain or lose representatives |
reapportionment | done after a census to give or take away representatives in a state based on population |
concurrent powers | those powers that both the states and the federal government share |
reserved powers | those powers that are given only to the states or people |
gerrymandering | done after a census to redraw district lines in order to favor one political party over the other |