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Civics U5 review
review for Civics Unit 5 The Legislature
Question | Answer |
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census | a count of the population done every 10 years |
checks and balances | Congress makes a law, the president signs or vetoes it, the Supreme Court says if it's constitutional or not |
concurrent power | powers held by both the federal and state governments |
constituent | a voter that an elected member of Congress represents |
enumerated powers | powers spelled out in the Constitution, also called expressed powers |
expressed power | powers spelled out in the Constitution, also called enumerated powers |
federal system | sharing power between the central and state governments |
filibuster | to talk a bill to death |
gerrymander | to draw congressional district lines to favor one party |
implied power | powers not stated put in the Constitution but pointed to by the expressed powers |
lobbyist | a person hired to influence government decisions |
national powers | coin money and declare war |
redistrict | redrawimg the boundaries of a legislative district |
regulate | to manage or control |
reserved power | powers held only by the states |
shared powers | borrow money and levy taxes |
state powers | administer elections and establish local governments |
the legislative branch | the branch of government that makes laws |
the state's population | what determines the number of representatives has in the House |