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20. delegates political activists selected to vote at a party's national convention 21. earmarks Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents. 22. enumerated powers The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution. 23. filibuster a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches. 24. franking privilege benefit allowing members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage- free 25. Gerrymandering The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent. 26. House elections elections are held every two years on the even years. Candidates are voted on by a specific district in the state they represent. 27. House Rules

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Chapter 10 Key terms Appropriations: Budget legislation that specifies the amount of authorized funds that will actually be allocated for agencies and departments to spend. Authorizations: Budget legislation that provides agencies and departments with the legal authority to operate. Casework: The assistance members of Congress provide to their constituents; includes answering questions and doing personal favors for those who ask for help. Cloture: A method of stopping a filibuster by limiting debate to only twenty more hours; requires a vote of three-fifths of the members of the Senate. Conference committee: A committee composed of members of both houses of Congress that is formed to try to resolve the differences when the two houses pass different versions of the same bill.

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Chapter 6: The Presidency as an Institution The dual nature of the presidency refers to how the power and role of the president is always changing. On one hand, the president has specific powers laid out in the constitution. On the other hand, the president loses some powers, gains others, and has his role changing. The president has always had the power to make treaties, grant pardons, and nominate the judiciary as well as other public officials. Over time presidents have been able to increase their power by taking control during war or another time of crisis. No the American president is not too powerful. Whenever any president attempts to make a grab for too much power, congress or the Supreme Court can shoot him down. This prevents any president from becoming too powerful.

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Kathryn Legrand Bowers ? 2 AP Gov Essay 1 2008 Congressional reapportionment is when a state?s population is re-totaled, and based on growth or loss of state citizens; the number of representatives in the house could change. This is important to the states because they don?t want to lose any states in the House of Representatives. Redistricting is the act of redrawing the lines of congressional districts to give on party a better chance of winning over the other.

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