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Gov Midterm
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Social Studies
12th Grade
01/26/2013
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marginal district
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districts with no clear voting majority
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safe district
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districts in which one party is sure to win an election
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majority-minority districts
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districts in which most of the population is a minority
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malapportionment
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unequal representation in a representative body
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Baker v Carr
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decision: redistricting isn't always constitutional and can be argued against in courts
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Wesberry v Sanders
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decision: districts must have equal populations
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Speaker of the House
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elected by a full vote of the House i.e. leader of majority party. partisan. selects 9/13 members of committee on rules and lots more influence.
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Franking privilege
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pork-barrel legislation
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earmarking
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Party caucus
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Party convention
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Steering committee
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Rules committee
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Standing committee
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Joint/Conference Committee
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Select Committee
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cloture
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open rule
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closed rule
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bill
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resolution
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simple resolution
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joint resolution
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concurrent resolution
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quorum
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"committee of a whole"
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multiple referral
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sequential referral
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mark up
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riders
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discharge petition
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line-item veto
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pocket veto
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gridlock
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override veto
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legislative veto
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divided government
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hillstyle
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homestyle
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voice vote
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roll-call vote
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electronic vote
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