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gr7 ch 6, 1-4 vocab
gr 7 ch 6, sections 1-4 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lt. Governor | Jim Folsom Jr. |
| Attorney General | Troy King |
| citizen in a voting district represented by public officials at local, state, or federal levels | Constituents |
| most powerful leader of the House | Speaker of the House |
| President's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for ten day | pocket veto |
| to accuse an official of misconduct | impeach |
| represnetative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policymaking | lobbyist |
| government projects that primarily benefits a Congress member's home state | pork barrel project |
| Lt. Governor | Jim Folsom Jr. |
| Attorney General | Troy King |
| clause 18 | Constituents |
| most powerful leader of the House | Speaker of the House |
| President's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for ten day | pocket veto |
| to accuse an official of misconduct | impeach |
| represnetative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policymaking | lobbyist |
| government projects that primarily benefits a Congress member's home state | pork barrel projects |
| laws that make an act a crime after the act has bee committed | ex post facto law |
| created to do a special job for a limited period | select or special committee |
| an organization with a common interest of people | special interest group |
| tactic of delaying a vote until a bill's sponsor withdraws the measure | filibuster |
| population count every 10 years | census |
| oddly shaped voting district to increase voting strength of one group | gerrymander |
| U. S. Government's Speaker of the House | Nancy Pelosi |
| Alabama Senator | Jeff Sessions |
| Alabama Senator | Richard Shelby |
| Alabama Representative for District 6 (Vestavia) | Spencer Bacchus |
| clause that gives Congress the authority to whatever they need to do to carry out expressed powers | clause 18 |
| requires police to explain to a court why they are holding a prisoner | write of habeas corpus |
| privilege allowing members of Congress to avoid paying postage on business related mail | franking |
| help that Congress give constituents who need help dealing with the federal government | casework |
| people from a member of Congress' home state | constituent |
| passed by both houses of Congress and becomes law if the President signs it | joint resolution |
| unrelated amendments tacked on a Senate bill | rider |
| Senators can end a filibuster by a 3/5 vote in favor of | cloture |
| to draw an irregularly shaped voting district that ensures one party's numeric superiority | gerrymander |
| congressional powers given indirectly and not stated explicitly in the Constitution | implied |
| system of awarding key congressional responsibilities to members of the majority party who have been in Congress the longest | seniority |
| party from which the Speaker of the House is always drawn | majority |
| person hired by a private group to affect lawmaker's decision making processes | lobbyist |
| party of Congress with fewer than half the seats | minority |
| constitutional clause giving Congres authority to stretch its powers to meet new needs | elastic clause |
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