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American Government/Political Science
Government, Democracy, Republicanism
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History
Undergraduate 1
10/10/2012

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Term
Reapportionment
Definition
Redrawing voting district lines
Term
Ohio House

Ohio Senate
Definition
99 House members

33Senators
Term
Ohio Apportionment Board
Definition
5 members that decide the voting districts
Term
Repubicanism
Definition
Gov't ruled by the public;
Greater good of everyone
Term
Democracy
Definition
Ruled by many people
Term
Balanced Gov't
Definition
Legislative - make laws
Executive - enforces laws
Judicial - interpret laws
Term
Problems of 1787
Definition
The Articles of Confederation were weak and caused problems
Term
Articles of Confederation
(AOC)
Definition
The first written Constitution
Term
Annapolis Convention
Definition
A meeting held to discuss the AOC and how to solve the problems
Term
Constitutional Convention
Definition
They wrote the Const.
Term
3 Comprimises
Definition
1. Virgina Plan - Large states
New Jersey Plan - Smaller states
2. Free & Slave States - 3/5 Compromise
3. Electoral College - Each state gets
one vote
Term
House of Represenatives
(HOR)
Definition
Term - 2 years
Term
Qualification Clause
(HOR)
Definition
25 yrs old; citizen in past 7 yrs
Term
3/5 Compromise
(HOR)
Definition
A compromise between Northern & Southern states where 3/5 of slaves population was represented
Term
Officers
(HOR)
Definition
The party with a majority of seats in the house is known as the majority p.
Term
Impeachment
(HOR)
Definition
A formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity
Term
Senate
(SEN)
Definition
Term - 6 years
Term
Qualifications Clause
(SEN)
Definition
30 yrs old; citizen in past 9 yrs
Term
President of Senate
(SEN)
Definition
Vice President
Term
President pro tempore
(SEN)
Definition
2nd highest ranking official of the State Senate
Term
Compensation
Definition
Something given or received for services
Term
Speech & Debate Clause
Definition
clause in the U.S Constitution that states members of both houses of Congress shall hear all cases except treason and felony
Term
How a Bill becomes a Law
Definition
1. Member of Congress introduces a bill
2. Committees review and vote on the bill
3. Senate and house debate and vote on the bill
4. President signs the bill or not
Term
Originations Clause
Definition
Article 1 of the U.S Constitution describes the powers of Congress; the Federal Gov't
Term
Veto
Definition
A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body; a veto over appointments to key posts
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Pocket veto
Definition
An indirect veto of a legislative bill by retaining the bill unsigned until after the legislative session
Term
Powers of Congress
Definition
Article 1 of the U.S Const. describes the legislative branch of the Federal gov't
Term
Commerce Clause
Definition
An enumerated power listed in the U.S Const. Article 1 Sec. 8
Term
Inferior courts
Definition
Any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court
Term
Declaration of War
Definition
A formal performative speech act or signing of a document by an authorized party of a gov't
Term
Necessary & Proper
Definition
Also known as the Elastic Clause
Term
Trade Compromise
Definition
An agreement during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 protecting the interest of slaveholders by forbidding congress the power to tax the export of goods from any state and for 20 yrs
Term
Habeas Corpus
Definition
This ensures that a prisoner can be released from unlawful detention in other words detention lacking sufficient cause or evidence
Term
Bill of attainder
Definition
is an act of a legislative declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a judicial trail
Term
Ex Post Facto Law
Definition
in Latin term means; from after the action or after the fact; also called a retroactive
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