Crossman 6B
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| Constituents | People in congressional districts
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| Redistricting | The process of redrawing the boundaries of
districts
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| Joint Sessions | When senators and representatives meet
together. Usually for the President’s State of
the Union Address.
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| Standing Comittee | Permanent committee that specializes in a
particular topic.
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| Bill | A proposed law
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| President Pro-Tempore | President of the senate for the time being.
This happens when the Vice President is
absent.
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| Speaker of the house | Leader of the House of Representatives.
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| Conference Comittee | A joint committee that helps members in the
Senate and the House of Representatives
work together.
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| Vice President | Leader of the Senate. This person votes in the
Senate in case of a tie.
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| Majority Party | The party with the most members in
Congress.
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| Minority Party | The party with fewer members
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| Interest Groups | Groups of people who work together for
similar interests or goals
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| Bicameral | A two house legislature
House of Representatives (Population) + Senate
(Equality) = Congress
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| Expressed Powers | Powers listed in Article 1 of the Constitution.
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| Expultion | To force a member of Congress to leave
because of wrong doing or dishonesty.
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| Appropriations | Funds (money) for a specific use
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| Reapportionment | The redistribution of legislative seats (HR)according to population. (Occurs after the
census)
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| Lobbyists | People who represent interest groups
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| Checks and Balances | A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the powers of the other two
branches
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| Filibuster | Freedom by senator to kill a bill by continuously talking until the bill is withdrawn
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| Cloture | This limits a senator to debate for no more than an hour. For it to be used, 60 senators must vote for it. It stops a filibuster.
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| Census | A process for counting a nation's population. US census is completed every 10 hours
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| Implied powers | A power not expressly named in the constitution
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| Legislative Branch | The branch of government that makes laws
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| Impeach | to accuse an official of wrong doing
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