ch 4 vocab Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
Delegates	representatives; members of Congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents
trustees	lawmakers who votes based on his or her conscience and judgment, not the views of his or her constituents
partisans	lawmakers who owe his/her first allegiance to his/her political party and votes according to the party time
politicos	lawmakers who attempt to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles
bills	proposed laws presented to a legislative body for consideration
floor consideration	the process by which proposed laws are considered and acted upon by the full membership of the House or Senate
oversight function	review by legislative committees of the policies and programs of the executive branch
term	two-year period of time during which Congress meets
session	period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business
convene	to begin a new session of Congress
adjourn	suspend, as in a session of Congress
recess	a time when both houses of Congress temporarily suspend business
prorogue	adjourn, as in a legislative session
special session	an extraordinary session of a legislative body, called to deal with an emergency situation
franking privilege	benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free
Luther Patrick	U.S. Representative from Alabama during 1937-1943; was also a lawyer and entertainer of poetry and radio
Nancy pelosi	The first woman do be elected Minority Whip, and the first woman elected Speaker of the House of Representatives
harry truman	President who called the most recent special session in 1948 to consider anti-inflation and welfare measures in the aftermath of World War II.
federalism	system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central government and several regional governments
division of powers	assigning some powers to the federal government and others to the States
delegated powers	powers granted by the Constitution
expressed powers	powers specified clearly in the Constitution
inherent powers	powers that belong to all independent national governments
reserved powers	powers not given to the national government or denied to the States
exclusive powers	powers that can only be used by the national government
concurrent powers	powers shared by the national and State governments
Supremacy Clause	the provision declaring the Constitution to be the supreme law of the land

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