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Unit 3
Cvics Unit 3
Term | Definition |
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Consituents | People in congressional districts |
Redistricting | The process of redrawing the boundaries of districts |
Joint Sessions | 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 |
President Pro-Tempore | 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 House Of Representatives work together. |
Vice President | Leader of the Senate. This person votes in the Senate in case of a tie. |
Majority Party | The party with the most members in Congres |
Minority Party | The party quoth 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 the Article 1 in consitution |
Explusion | to force a member of congress to leave because of a wrong doing or dishonesty |
Appropriations | funds [money] for specific use. |
Reapportionment | The redistribution of legislative seats according to population. occurs after the census |
Lobbyists | People who represent interest groups. |
Checks and Balances | A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the powers of the other 2 branches. |
Filibuster | Freedom by which Senators to kill a bill by continuosuly talking until the bill is wwithdrawn |
Cloture | This limits a senator to debate for no more than on hour. For it to be used, 60 senators must vote for it. It stops a filibuster, |
Census | A process for counting a nations population. US census is completed every 10 years. |
Implied Powers | A power not expressly named in the constitution |
Leglislative branch | The branch of government that makes laws |
Impeach | To accuse an official of wrong doing |