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government study
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral Legislature | Consisting of two houses |
| Apportioned | To be distributed, as in the seats in the House of Representatives |
| Gerrymandering | Process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a particular political party |
| Immunity | Legal protection |
| Expulsion | Removal of a person from an institution, such as Congress, for serious misconduct |
| Censure | Formal disapproval of the actions of a member of Congress by the other members |
| Session | Meetings of Congress |
| Caucuses | Meetings of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office |
| President Pro Tempore | The official who presides over Senate in the vice presidents absents |
| Speaker of the House | The presiding officer of the House of Representatives |
| Whip | Party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the legislature |
| Delighted Powers | Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution |
| Implied Powers | Powers not specifically granted to Congress by the Constitution that suggested to be necessary to carry out the powers delighted to Congress under the Constitution |
| Expressed Powers | Powers specifically granted to the government mostly found in Article I, section 8 of the Constitution within 18 clauses |
| Elastic Clause | Found in Article 1, section 8; known as "necessary and proper clause" allows Congress to extend its delegated powers |
| Impeach | To charge a government official with misconduct/ crime |
| Bill | Proposed law being considered by law making body |
| Appropriations Bill | A bill approving the spending of extra public money |
| Filibuster | A method of delaying action on a bill in the Senate by making long speeches |
| Veto | Refusal by a president or governor to sign a bill |
| Pocket Veto | A means by which the president can reject a bill, when Congress is not in session by not signing it |
| Unicameral | Law making body consisting of 1 house |
| Constituents | People represented by members of a lawmaking body |
| Initiatives | Process by which citizens of a state may propose a law by collecting signatures on a petition |
| Referendum | Method of referring a bill to the voters for approval before the bill can become a law |
| Recall | Process by which voters may remove an elected official from office |
| General Assembly | Common name for law making bodies within each state; similar to Congress |
| Charter | Basic plan of government granted by state legislatures to local governments |
| Ordinances | Regulations that govern a local governmental unit |
| Township | Unit of local government that maintains local roads and rural schools within counties |
| Commission | Local government body that has both legislative and executive powers |
| Mayor-Council Plan | Most frequent government system adopted in large cities; policy- making and administrative powers are vested in a usually elective mayor and council |
| Grant-In-Aid | Federal funds given to state and local governments for specific projects |
| Block Grants | Federal funds given to state and local governments for broad purposes |
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