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Cards Term bicameral Definition a two-part body consisting of the House of Represnetatives and the state Term census Definition population count Term constituent Definition people represented Term gerrymander Definition an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strenght of a particular group Term majority party Definition political party with more than half the members Term minority party Definition political party with less than half the members Term standing committees Definition parmanent committees that continue their work from session to session Term seniority Definition years of service Term expressed powers Definition specific powers Term implied powers Definition powers that are not stated explisitly in the Constitution Term elastic clause Definition allows congress to stretch it's powers to meet new needs Term impeach Definition to accuse officials of misconduct in office Term writ of habes corpus Definition a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person Term bills of attainder Definition laws that punish a person without a jury trail Term ex post facto laws Definition laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed Term franking privilege Definition sending job related mail without paying postage Term lobbyists Definition people hired by private groups to influence government decision makers Term casework Definition the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem Term pork-barrel projects Definition government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state Term Joint resolutions Definition pass by both the house of congress do become laws if signed by the president Term special- interest groups Definition organizations made up of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions Term riders Definition completely unrelated amendments Term filibuster Definition to talk a bill to death Term cloture Definition the way the senate ends a filibuster Term voice vote Definition a way to vote on a proposed law by saying yea or no Term roll-call vote Definition turning a vote in as an official record Term veto Definition to refuse to sign a bill Term pocket veto Definition congres adjourned