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Ch.10 #1 Vocab. Gov.

Ch. 10 #1 Vocab. Gov.

TermDefinition
Congressional session a meeting of congress
bicameral Legislative body that consists of two separate chambers of the house
power of the purse Congress's exclusive constitutional power to authorize expenditures by all agencioes of the federal governmentCongressional session
oversight Congressional monitoring of the executive branch
advice and consent The power of the senate to reject or ratify treaties
confirmation the required consent of the senate to appoint high level executive officials
congresional hearings Congressional committee sessions where witnesses provide info and opinions on matters of interest
congressional investigation Congressional committee hearings on alleged misdeeds
appointment allocation of legislative seats based on population.
malappointment unequal number of people in legislative districts resulting in unequal voter representation
redistricting drawing of legislative district boundaries
gerrymandering Drawing district boundary lines for political advantage
splintering separating into smaller units from a party
packing redistricting in which partisan voters are concentrated in a single district
open seat seat in legislature for which no incumbent is running for reelection
safe seat legislative districts in which the incumbent regularly wins by a large margin of the vote
turnover replacement of members of congress by retirement or resignation
GAO an arm of congress that undertakes oversight of the operations and finances of executive agencies as well as performing policy research and evaluation
pork barreling legislation designed to make government benefits, including jobs and projects, flow to a particular district or state
franking privilege free use of the U.S. mail granted to members of congress to promote communication with coonsultants
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