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Government Chapter 7

Expressed powers - listed in the constitution
Implied Powers - not directly listed in the constitution
20th amendment - It changed the original calendar dates for the president and vice president's terms from March 4 to January 20.
Session - 1 year
Term - 2 years
Unicameral - (one state that has a unicameral which is Nebraska) (only jump through one legislature)
Bicameral - two house legislature
Committees - Divide up work among smaller groups, Prioritize bills, Hold hearings to inform public on hey issues
Standing committee - permanent ones that deal with certain subject areas (16 senate , 21 house)
Subcommittees - 200+ subcommittees
Joint committees - has membership from both House and Senate
Veto - ignore a law and it goes away
Line item veto - a type of veto power that allows the executive to cancel specific parts of a bill (usually spending provisions) while signing into law the rest of the bill.
Pocket veto - an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.
Chairperson - chosen in party Caucus: seniority (Usually majority party)
Filibuster - prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision.
Executive calendar - the strategic process of organizing and maintaining the schedule of high-level executives to optimize productivity, prioritize tasks, and align schedules with organizational goals.
Junkets - is a trip to investigate a bill
Senatorial Courtesy - if the senators from your state like you, you will get appointed or approved
Expel - kick out ⅔ vote
GerryMandering - illegally drawing of boundaries to favor a political candidate
Redistricting - the way we change the districts that determine who represents us.
Census - is just a fancy name for a meeting
Copyright - government protection for written work (music)
Patent - government protection for and invention
Trademark - government protection for a symbol or Phrase
Infringement - Violation of patent, copyright, or trademark
Whip - are assistant floor leaders
Bond - another term for a loan
Appropriations - another term for government expenditures
Federal Budget - plan for raising and sending money federal funds
Majority leader - (H-Scalise: S-Mc Connell/Schumer)
Minority leader - (H-Jeffries: S- Same)
Constituents - are citizens whom a legislator has been elected to represent.
Senator and Representative from this area - (Rep. Randy Feenstra) (Sen. Earnest and Charlie Grassly)
Speaker of the House - Mike Johnson
Leader of the Senate - Kamala Harris (VP)
Incumbents - attract campaign money - support a winner
Interest groups - affect political decisions
Open interest groups - anybody can join (NRA anyone can join)
Closed interest groups - ABA only lawyers and judges can join (NEA- teachers)
Lobbying - when a person tried to influence a congressmen/senators to vote a certain way to benefit them/company
Lobbyists - individuals that represent business or PAC’s (political action committee) Solve problems Social functions Speeches and interviews at work and home Return to home district Answer mail and email
Entitlements - medicare, medicaid, Interest on Debt, SS
Pork Barreling - adding projects to Bill to win votes at home (make jobs for people)
Logrolling - you vote for my bill and I will vote for yours
PACS - Influence political decisions
Pigeon Holing - (ignores it), junkets and amendments and recommendations
Private Bills - deal with individual people or places
Public Bills - deals with matters involving the whole nation
Tariffs - a tax on imports
Impeachment Process - the senate needs a ⅔ majority - happened 7 times, all judges
Executive Agreements - an agreement made between the president and a head of state
Treaty - a formal agreement between government of two or more countries
Term Limits - restrict the number of terms of office an officeholder may serve
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