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Amer Gov
Chap 11
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 4
05/02/2011

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Reapportionment
Definition
Redistribution of representatives among the states based on population change. the house is reapportioned after each census
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impeachment
Definition
the formal charging of a government official with "treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
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incumbent
Definition
current office holder
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gerrymandering
Definition
redrawing a congressional district to intentionally benefit one political party
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casework
Definition
solving problems for constituents, especially problems involving government agencies
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descriptive representation
Definition
A belief that constituents are most effectively represented by legislators who are similar to them in such key demographic characteristics as race, ethnicity, religion, or gender
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racial gerrymandering
Definition
the drawing of a legislative district to maximize the chance that a minority candidate will win an elction
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veto
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the presidents disapproval of a bill that has been passed by both houses of congress. Congress can override a veto with a two-thirds vote in each house.
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standing committee
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a permanent congressional committee that specializes in a particular policy area
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joint committee
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a committee made up of members of both the house and senate
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select committee
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a temporary congressional committee created for a specific purpose and disbanded after that purpose is fulfilled
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conference committee
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a temporary committee created to work out differences between the house and senate versions of a specific piece of legislation
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seniority
Definition
years of consecutive service on a particular congressional committee
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oversight
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the process of reviewing the operations of an agency to determine whether it is carrying out policies as Congress intended
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Speaker of the House
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the presiding officer of the House of Reps
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Majority Leader
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the head of the majority party in the Senate; the second-highest-ranking member of the majority party in the house
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filibuster
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a delaying tactic, used in the Senate, that involves speech-making to prevent action on a piece of legislation
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Cloture
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the mechanism by which a filibuster is cut off in the senate
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constituents
Definition
People who live and vote in a government officials district or state
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trustee
Definition
a representative who is obligated to consider views of constituents but is not obligated to vote according to those views if he or she believes they are misguided
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delegate
Definition
a legislator whose primary responsibility is to represent the majority view of his or her constituents, regardless of his or her own view
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parliamentary system
Definition
a system of government in which the chief executive is the leader whose party holds the most seats in the legislature after and election or whose party form a major part of the ruling coalition
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earmarks
Definition
federal funds appropriated by Congress for use on local projects
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