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| The Current officeholder. |
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| One who argues a broad interpretation of the provisions of the constitution, particullary those granting powers to the federal government. |
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| One who argues a narrow interpretation of the constitutions provisions in particular those granting powers to the federal government. |
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| Exclusive power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade. |
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| Lawmaker who attempts to balance the basic elements of the trustee, delegate, and partisan roles. |
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| Power of a government t0 take private property for public use. |
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| To bring formal charges against a public official; the house of representatives has the state power to impeach civil officiers of the united states. |
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| The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group. |
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| spelled out in the consitution |
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| lawmaker who vote based on his or her conscience and judgement, not the views of his or her constituents. |
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| Representatives; members of congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents. |
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| lawmaker who owes his/her first allegiance to his/her political party votes according to the party line. |
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| A proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration. |
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| The amount of money that a company actually receives during a period of time. |
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| A economic system in which individuals are free to own the means of production and maxime profits. |
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| A two-year period of time during which congress meets. |
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| The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, on which national elections are held in the u.s |
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| An extraordinary of a legislative body, called to deal with an extraordins situction. |
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| A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states. |
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| The legal process by which citizens of are country become citizens of another. |
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| the exclusive legal right of a person to reproduce, publish , and sell his or her own literary, musical , or artistic creations. |
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| Period of time during which, each year congress assembles and conducts business. |
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| The legal proceeding by which a bankrupt person's assets are distributed among those to who he or she owes debts. |
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| A charge levied by government on persons or popery to meet public needs. |
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| an official, usally periodic emunmeration of a population, often including the collection of related demographic information |
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| having power to make laws |
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| an adjective describing a legislative body for consideration |
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| chief executives power to reject a bill passed by a legislature literally |
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