key terms
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| bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts or houses
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| census | a population count taken by the census bureau
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| constituent | a person from a legislators district
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| gerrymander | an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
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| majority party | in both the house of representatives and the senate the political party to which more than half the members belong
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| minority party | in both the house of representatives and the senate the political party to which fewer than half the members belong
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| standing committee | permanent committee that continues work from session in its congress
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| seniority | years of service which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members
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| expressed powers | powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution
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| implied powers | powers that congress has that are no stated explicitly in the constitution
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| elastic clause | section 8 of the constitution that gives congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its expressed powers
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| impeach |
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| writ of habeas corpus |
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| bill of attainder |
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| ex post facto law |
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| franking privilege |
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| lobbyist |
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| casework |
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| pork-barrel project |
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| joint resolution |
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| special interest group | an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions
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| filibuster |
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| cloture |
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| voice vote |
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| standing vote | in congress when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill
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| roll-call vote |
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| veto |
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