Words with an asterisk ( * ) are chapter words from the readings
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| 63426125 | bicameral legislature* | legislature with two chambers | |
| 63426126 | session | period of time during which a legislature meets to conduct business | |
| 63426127 | census | a period count of the population | |
| 63426128 | apportionment* | the assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census | |
| 63426129 | redistricting* | to set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete | |
| 63426130 | gerrymander | to divide electoral districts for one's own political gain | |
| 63426133 | incumbency* | status of elected official that presently occupies an office | |
| 63426134 | constituents | person whom a memver of congress has been elected to represent | |
| 63426135 | party caucus* | A private meeting of members of a political party in Congress to devise strategy. | |
| 63426136 | majority leader* | the Speaker's top assistant whose job is to help plan the majority party's legislative program and to steer important bills through the House | |
| 63426137 | whip* | assistant floor leader who organizes support of party members | |
| 63426138 | calendars | a schedule that lists the order in which bills will be considered in Congress. | |
| 63426139 | quorum | a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business | |
| 63426140 | president pro tempore | senate member, elected by the senate, who stands in as president of the senate in the absence of the vice president | |
| 63426141 | filibuster* | a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches | |
| 63426142 | cloture | motion requiring 60 votes in Senate to stop debate | |
| 63426143 | standing committee* | permanent committee of Congress that focuses on a paticular area | |
| 63426144 | subcommittee | group within a standing committee of Congress that handles specials problems | |
| 63426145 | select committee* | temporary committee of congress formed to deal with a paticular issue and report its findings to the senate or the house | |
| 63426146 | joint committee | A committee composed of members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate usually acts as a study group and reports findings to the house and senate | |
| 63426147 | conference committee* | temporary joint committee set up when the house and senate have passed different versions of the same bill | |
| 63426148 | seniority system* | system that gives the member of the majority party with the longest service on a particular committee the leadership of that committee | |
| 63426154 | expressed powers | congressional powers specifically stated in the Constitution | |
| 63426155 | necessary and proper clause | gives Congress the power to carry out all laws that are necessary and proper for the public good | |
| 63426156 | implied powers | powers of congress not stated in the constitution | |
| 63426157 | revenue bill | law proposed to raise money | |
| 63426158 | appropriations bill | proposed laws to authorize spending money | |
| 63426160 | impeachment* | a formal process charging a public official with misconduct in office | |
| 63426164 | legislative veto | the authority of congress to block a presidential action after it has taken place | |
| 63426167 | private bill | a bill dealing with individual people or places | |
| 63426168 | public bill | Applies to the entire nation | |
| 63426170 | rider | A provision attached to a bill, to which it may or may not be related, in order to secure its passage | |
| 63426171 | hearing | a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | |
| 63426172 | veto* | presidential power to reject a bill | |
| 63426173 | pocket veto* | Pres. has 10 days to sign a bill, and if Congress adjourns before the 10 days it is called a pocket veto | |
| 63426176 | appropriation | Approval of government spending | |
| 63426177 | authorization bill | Sets up a federal program and specifies how much money may be spent for that program | |
| 120237776 | bill | a proposed law | |
| 120237777 | congressional review | nullification of agency regulation through a joint resolution of Congress | |
| 120237778 | delegate* | representatives who vote the way their constituents want them to vote regardless of personal feeling | |
| 120237779 | discharge petition* | authority in the House to bring a bill to the floor for voting when a committee does not act on the bill | |
| 120237780 | divided government* | when different parties control the White House or Congress | |
| 120237781 | hold* | delaying a bill from reaching the Senate floor until a member is consulted | |
| 120237782 | logrolling* | voting to earn the support of a colleague in Congress | |
| 120237783 | majority party* | the political party in each house of Congress with the most members | |
| 120237784 | minority leader* | the elected leader of the party with the second highest number of elected representatives in the House or the Senate | |
| 120237785 | oversight* | congressional review of the activities of an agency, department or office | |
| 120237786 | politico* | representative who acts as trustee or delegate depending on a situation | |
| 120237787 | pork* | bills that bring home money to the district of a member of Congress | |
| 120237788 | senatorial courtesy* | when the president defers to a senator of a state when appointing a federal judge for their district | |
| 120237789 | Speaker of the House* | elected leader of the majority party who heads the House | |
| 120237790 | trustee* | representatives who listen to their constituents and then use best judgement to make final decision | |
| 120237791 | War Powers Act* | limit on presidential power to send troops of 60 days |
