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Unit 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| constituent | People in congressional districts |
| redistricting | The process of redrawing the boundaries of districts |
| joint session | When senators and representatives meet together. Usually for the President’s State of the Union Address. |
| standing committee | Permanent committee that specializes in a particular topic. |
| Bill | A proposed law |
| Pres Pro-Tempor | President of the senate for the time being. This happens when the Vice President is absent. |
| speaker of the house | Leader of the House of Representatives |
| conference committee | A joint committee that helps members in the Senate and the House of Representatives work together. |
| vice pres | eader of the Senate. This person votes in the Senate in case of a tie. |
| majority party | The party with the most members in Congress. |
| minority party | The party with fewer members |
| interest groups | Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals |
| bicameral | A two house legislature House of Representatives (Population) + Senate (Equality) = Congress |
| expressed powers | Powers listed in Article 1 of the Constitution. |
| expulsion | To force a member of Congress to leave because of wrong doing or dishonesty. |
| appropriations | Funds (Money) for specific use. |
| reapportionment | The redistribution of legislative seats (HR) according to population. (Occurs after the census) |
| lobbyists | People who represent interest groups |
| checks and balances | |
| filibuster | |
| cloture | |
| census | |
| implied powers | |
| legislative branch | makes the laws |
| impeach | accuse an official of wrong doing |