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unit 3
civics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| constituents | people in congressional districts |
| redistricting | the process of redrawing the boundraries of districts |
| joint sessions | when senators and representatives meet together. Usually for the president's state of the union address |
| standing committee | permenent 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 the 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 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 | A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the powers of the other two branches |
| filibuster | Freedom by Senators to kill a bill by continuously talking until the bill is withdrawn. |
| 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 nation’s population. US census is completed every 10 years. |
| implied powers | a power not expressly named in the comstitution |
| legislative branch | The Branch of government that makes laws |
| impeach | To accuse an official of wrong doing |
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