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Unit 3 flash cards
Unit 3 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Constituents | People in congressional districts |
| Redistricting | The process of redrawing the boundaries of districts |
| Joint session | When senators and representatives meet together to hear the President's is absent. |
| Standing Committee | A permanent committee that specializes in a particular topic. |
| Bill | A proposed law |
| President Pro-tempores | "President of the Senate of the time begin" -when the vice-president is absent |
| Speaker of the House | Leader of the House of Representatives |
| Continence Committee | A joint committee that helps members of the senate and the House of Representatives work together. |
| Vice President | This person votes in the Senate in case of a tie. |
| Major Party | The party with the most members in Congress |
| Minority Party | The party with fewer members in Congress |
| Interest Group | Groups of people who work work together for similar interest or goals. |
| Bicameral | A two-house legislature |
| Expressed Powers | Power 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 specific use |
| Reapportionment | The redistribution of legislative seats according to population |
| Lobbyists | People who represent interest groups |
| Checks and Balances | A system in which each branch of Government is able to limit the power 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| Filibuster | Freedom by senators to kill a bill by continuously talking until the bill is withdrawn.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 one hour, and its use must be voted on y the senate |
| Census | A process for counting a nation's population |
| Implied Power | 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. |