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Legislative
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral | two-part Congress |
| occurs | happens, takes place |
| census | population count every 10 years |
| adjust | change |
| constituents | represented citizens |
| gerrymander | oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group |
| standing committees | permanent committees, like agriculture, commerce, etc. |
| temporary committees | deal with special issues for a limited time |
| majority party | the group that has more than half of the members in congress |
| minority party | the group in congress that have less than half the members in congress |
| seniority | years of service, those who have been in Congress longest |
| expressed powers | enumerated, (clearly listed in Article 1 of the Constitution), powers |
| implied powers | because of Clause 18, (the elastic clause), Congress has the power to stretch its powers to meet new needs |
| regulating | managing |
| impeach | accuse officials of misconduct in office |
| writ of habeas corpus | court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding a person |
| ex post facto laws | laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed |
| lobbyists | people hired by private groups to influence government decision makers |
| draft | an outline |
| complex | difficult |
| casework | help for people and/or states that request help when dealing with the federal government |
| pork-barrel projects | government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state of the congressperson |
| joint resolutions | formal statements expressing lawmakers' opinions or decisions which are passed by both houses of Congress that can become laws if signed by the president |
| special-interest groups | organizations made up of people with common interests |
| filibuster | when a congressperson "talks" a bill to death |
| cloture | when no one can speak for more than an hour |
| voice vote | "Yea" or "No" |
| standing vote | all in favor stand to be counted |
| roll-call vote | respond with "aye" or "no" when their name is called |
| veto | president refuses to sign a proposed law |
| pocket veto | president kills proposed legislation by doing nothing for 10 days and letting congress adjourn |
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