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Civics U5 review
review for Civics Unit 5 The Legislature
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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