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Unit 3 Crads
UNIT 3 card for U.S. History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Legislative Branch | The branch that makes the laws. Is made up of the house of represenitives and senate. |
| Impeachment | a charge of misconduct against a public office holder. |
| Appropriations | specific funds for specific usess. |
| Speaker of the House | the presiding officer of the house of represenitives. |
| Bicameral | legislators are divided into two seperate assemblies, the senate and the house of represenitives. |
| Vice President | an official who is ranked below the president. "The adivsor" to the President. |
| Standing Comittee | a permanent comittee that meets on a regular basis. |
| Majority Party | a political party having electoral strength well enough to permit it and to win control of a government. |
| Redistricting | the process of drawing electoral district boundaries in the U.S. |
| Re-appointment | occurs when population shifts. |
| President Pro Tempore | second highest official ranking of the Senate of the U.S. |
| Filibuster | a senator has unlimited time to talk so a bill is not passed. |
| Constitutents | a member of constituency. ex: Virginians to the Governer. |
| Census | an official count of how many people are in a state, country, or even the whole world and is recorded every 10 years. |
| Conference Comittee | a commitee apointed by the house of represenitives and the senate over disagreements on a certain bill. |
| Joint Session | a gathering of members of two chambers of bicameral of the legisaltive of the U.S. |
| Implied Powers | powers not specifically stated in the constituiton. |
| Minority Party | a party whose electoral college is so small that it can't win control of the government. |
| Lobbyist | the attempt to influence, or persaude, officals in their daily life like actions. |
| Checks and Balances | The ability for all three branches to check on each other so that one branch dosen't get too strong. |
| Interest group | a group that shares a common interest and work together to influence to protect and promote that interest by influencing the governement. |
| Cloture | a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote. |
| Bill | a law presented to congress so if it can be a bill. |
| Expulsion | the act of depriving of someone of membership to an organization. |
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