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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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trustees   show
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partisans   show
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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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term   show
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session   show
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show to begin a new session of Congress  
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show suspend, as in a session of Congress  
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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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harry truman   show
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show system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central government and several regional governments  
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show assigning some powers to the federal government and others to the States  
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show powers granted by the Constitution  
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expressed powers   show
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inherent powers   show
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show powers not given to the national government or denied to the States  
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exclusive powers   show
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show powers shared by the national and State governments  
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Supremacy Clause   show
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