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Unit 2
Civics
Term | Definition |
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Costituents | People in congressional districts |
Redistricting | The process of redrawing the boundaries of districts |
Joint Sessions | When senators and representatives meet together to hear the President's State of the Union Address |
Standing Committee | A permanent committee that specializes in a particular topic |
Bill | A proposed law |
President Pro-Tempore | "President of the Senate for the time being"- when the Vice President is absent |
Speaker of The House | Leader of the House of Representatives |
Conference Committee | A joint committee that helps members of the Senate and the House of Representatives work together |
Vice President | This person vote 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 in Congress |
Interest Groups | Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals |
Bicameral | A two-house legislatures |
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 for a specific use |
Reapportionment | The redistribution of legislative seats according to population |
Lobbysists | People who represent interest groups |
Checks & Balances | A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other 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Filibuster | Freedom by senators to kill a bill by continuously talking until the bill is withdrawn |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 one hour, and it's use must be voted on by the senate |
Census | A process for counting nation's population |
Implied Powers | A power not expressly named in the Constitution |
Legislative Branch | The branch of government that makes the laws |
Impeach | To accuse an official of wrong doing |