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Laswon's Civics

Unit 3 Vocab - Legislative Branch

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civil liberties the state of being subject only to laws established for the good if the community; freedom of action and speech
censorship the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, because they are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security
petition request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public enemy
slander the action or crime of making a false spoke statement damaging to a persons reputation
libel published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation
bicameral two houses in Congress; (House of Representatives and Senate)
Congress 535 members elected officials that are part of the Senate and House of Representatives; Make and decide laws
House of Representatives Large body of Congress 435 voting members based on census(population); two year terms
Senate Represent individual states (2 per state) serve 6 year terms
census 10 year population count to adjust the number of representatives given to each state
constituents voting people represented by the house and senate of their state
gerrymander oddly shaped district organized to increase voting strength of a particular group
standing committees permanent committees that deal with issues in Congress including agriculture, commerce, an veterans affairs
Speaker of the House Leader of the House (majority party selects)
Congressional Districts People elected to represent districts within each state
expressed powers Powers specifically given to the federal government(Congress)
implied powers Powers not explicitly listed in the constitution but are necessary for the government to do their job
impeach The House can accuse a person of misuse of conduct; Senate can hold trial and formally impeach with 2/3 vote
franking privilege Senators and house members receive free parking, office spaces, trips within their home state, free postage, and low cost insurance
lobbyist People hired by private companies, etc., to influence government decisions
Pork Barrel Projects Government projects or grants that benefit home states of members of Congress "pulling the fat" out of the funds
bill Draft of a proposed law presented to Congress
filibuster talk a bill to "death" so it doesn't pass
cloture Procedure for ending a debate through a vote by 3/5 of senate
veto Refusal to sign a bill
pocket veto Leaving a bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be "dealt with"
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