american govt. ch 4 vocab
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| show | representatives; members of Congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents
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| show | lawmakers who votes based on his or her conscience and judgment, not the views of his or her constituents
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| show | lawmakers who owe his/her first allegiance to his/her political party and votes according to the party time
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| show | lawmakers who attempt to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles
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| show | proposed laws presented to a legislative body for consideration
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| show | the process by which proposed laws are considered and acted upon by the full membership of the House or Senate
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| oversight function | show 🗑
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| show | two-year period of time during which Congress meets
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| session | show 🗑
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| convene | show 🗑
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| adjourn | show 🗑
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| show | a time when both houses of Congress temporarily suspend business
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| prorogue | show 🗑
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| show | an extraordinary session of a legislative body, called to deal with an emergency situation
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| franking privilege | show 🗑
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| show | U.S. Representative from Alabama during 1937-1943; was also a lawyer and entertainer of poetry and radio
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| Nancy pelosi | show 🗑
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| show | President who called the most recent special session in 1948 to consider anti-inflation and welfare measures in the aftermath of World War II.
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| federalism | show 🗑
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| division of powers | show 🗑
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| show | powers granted by the Constitution
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| show | powers specified clearly in the Constitution
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| show | powers that belong to all independent national governments
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| reserved powers | show 🗑
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| exclusive powers | show 🗑
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| show | powers shared by the national and State governments
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| show | the provision declaring the Constitution to be the supreme law of the land
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