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Legislative Vocab

TermDefinition
constituents people from a legislator's district
gerrymander an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
seniority years of service, which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members
impeach to accuse government officials of misconduct in office
writ of habeas corpus a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
bills of attainder laws that punish a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court
ex post facto a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
franking privilege the right of senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage
pork barrel projects government project grant that primarily benefits the home district or state
joint resolution a resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress
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
veto refusal to sign a bill or resolution
pocket veto president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
standing committee permanent committee that continues work from session to session in its Congress
rider an additional amendment to the bill that has little if anything to do with the subject of the overall bill
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