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Legislative Vocab
Social Studies Legislative Branch Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Constituents | People in congressional districts |
Join Sessions | Senators and Representatives meet together to hear the Presidents State of the Union Address |
Standing Commitee | Permanent Committee that specializes in a particular topic |
Bill | 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 Comittee | Join committee that helps members of the Senate and Representatives work together |
Vice President | Person votes in Senate in case of a tie |
Majority Party | A Party with most members in Congress |
Minority Party | A Party with fewer members in Congress |
Interest Groups | Groups of people who work toge3ther for similar interest or goals |
Bicameral | A two-house legislature |
Expressed Powers | Powers listed in Article 1 of the Constitution |
Expulsion | To fore members of Congress to leave because of wrong doing or dishonesty |
Appropriations | Funds of specific use |
Re appropriations | Redistribution of legislative seats according to population |
Lobbyists | People who represent interest groups |
Checks and Balances | System in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other two branches |
Fill Buster | Freedom by senators to kill a bill by continuously talking |
Cloture | Limits a senator to debate no more than an hour |
Census | A process for counting a nation's population |
Implied Powers | A power not expressly named in the constitution |
Legislative Branch | Branch of government that makes the laws |
Impeach | To accuse an official of wrong doing. |