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Civics: chapter 6
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Economics
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02/16/2005

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