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Delegates/Congress
Legislature Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amendments | changes to legal documents |
| appoint | assign to an official position |
| apportionment | determination of representation according to the proportion of population of each state to the total population of the U.S. |
| august | dignified, impressive |
| authorized | officially permitted |
| beneficial | useful |
| betel nut | seed that is popular to chew in Southeast Asia |
| bona fide | genuine, real |
| case-work | help given to people who live in a congressperson's district |
| certificate of election | a document giving a candidate the legal authority to assume office after winning an election |
| chair | in charge of, lead |
| chamber | one section of Congress |
| clerk | an office worker for a member of Congress |
| codified | organized laws in a system or code |
| committee of the whole | all members of the House of Representatives |
| Committee system | the way the H.O.R. organizes itself to investigate and hold hearings to prepare bills for consideration by the full House |
| comprehensive | complete, full |
| consequently | as a result of |
| constituents | the people a politician has been elected to represent |
| cosponsored | jointly propose a piece of legislation |
| delegate | person chosen to represent in Congress the people from the US territories and D.C. |
| diminished | reduced, made smaller |
| dole | to give or hand out |
| electors | person who has a right to vote in elections |
| enacted | made into law |
| effectiveness | successfulness |
| extensions | extra time given by permission |
| federal district | the area where the central government is located; the capital |
| Federal Government | the NATIONAL government |
| floor | the place where the H.O.R. holds debates and votes |
| franking | privilege given to Members of Congress to mail things without paying postage |
| freshmen | first year member of congress |
| Guam | island in the North Pacific that was colonized by Spain, then ceded to the US in 1898 |
| governor | chief executive officer, in this case, of Puerto Rico |
| home rule | self-government in local matters |
| House | short for House of Representatives |
| House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee | the House committee that handles issues related to the territories, Native Americans, mining, public lands, and more |
| House of Representatives | one of the two parts of the US Congress, with representation determined by population |
| importation | a good brought into a country |
| inexperienced | untrained, unskilled |
| lobby | to influence lawmakers |
| magnitude | importance |
| memorandum | a written statement or report |
| non-voting delegate | a member of Congress who cannot vote on final bills |
| passage | the act of a bill being officially accepted and becoming a law |
| pension | regular payment made to retired people by the state for their service |
| Pentagon | the main building of the US Defence Department in Washington, DC |
| per capita | for each person |
| presentation | formal introduction of a person |
| principally | mainly |
| privilege | something nice that you feel lucky to have |
| proceedings | activities; an event or a series of activities involving a formal or set procedure |
| proceeds | results from, derived from; money obtained from an event or activity; profits, earnings, revenue |
| representation | having someone act on your behalf |
| Resident Commissioner | title given to the elected representative to Congress from Puerto Rico |
| resignation | act of leaving a job or position |
| Senate | one of two parts of the US Congress, representation is 2 per state |
| service academies | military training establishment |
| session | a period during which the meetings of Congress are held |
| Speaker | leader of the majority party in the House |
| sponsor | support |
| state | areas that have their own governments and come together to form the US |
| stationery | paper, envelopes, and other materials used for writing letters and notes |
| Subcommittee's temporary Chairman | member who fills in for chairman; substitute |
| successor | a person who follows another in an office or position |
| territory | land controlled by another country; in this case, the US |
| Treaty of Paris | 1899 promise between the US and Spain that ended the Spanish American War; Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the US |
| Trust Territory | the Pacific Islands , which included the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau. Administered by the US from 1947 - 1996. |
| vacancy | a position that has not been filled |
| Washington Representative | title given to Guam's representative to Congress before having a delegate |
| workhorse | a person or group who takes on the greatest amount of work in a project or job |
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