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12th Grade
08/22/2012

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Elected terms of Congress
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Senate 2 from each state fir 6 six year
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NC 5th Congressional District member
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coners the northwest district of north carolina to the piedmont
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US Senator (NC)
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Kay Hangan(Demo.) and Richard Byrd(Rep.)
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Congressional sessions
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Discuss important thibgs such as bills and when a new one should come into play and when a president might be impeached
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Members of Congress (#)
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A Member of Congress is a term used for a politician who has become qualified, appointed or elected, and inducted into some official body (or congress), typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. ...
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Census
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An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
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Constituents
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power to ekect or designaate. Autorize tto make or ameed the constitution
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Gerrymandering
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Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class
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Majority Party
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Pary with the most members in congress
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Minority Party
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party with the least number of congress
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Majority Party Leader
Senate
House of Representatives
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Harry Reid
Senoir United states from Nevada. Democrat.has had 4 terms and going for the 5th
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Minority Party Leader
Senate
House of Representatives
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Mitch Mconnell
Senoir senetor from Kentcky
became minotrity leader in 2006
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Speaker of the House
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Refers to various legislative positions, mostlyh in nations that had be run by the britsh empie
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President Pro Tempore
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1.A high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president
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Standing Committee
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A committee that is perminant and meets regularly
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Select Committee
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A small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose
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Joint Committee
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a group made up of both chambers of a bicameral parliament
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Writ of Habeas Corpus
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a writ orderibng a person to be brought before a judge
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Ex post facto laws
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changes the consquences of the laws
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Impeachment
Definition
A formal documant charging a public officer with misconduct in the office
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Elastic Clause
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a statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers
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