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31 Cards in this Set
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casework
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helping people in dealing with the federal government
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joint resolutions
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passed by both houses of Congress, they become laws if signed by the president
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census
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population count taken every 10 years
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cloture
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procedure used to end a filibuster
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president pro tempore
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usually acts as chairperson of the Senate
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franking privilege
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congressional members' right to send job-related mail without paying postage
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gerrymander
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oddly shaped district designed to increase one group's voting strength
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writ of habeas corpus
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requires police to explain why they are holding a prisoner
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riders
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completely unrelated amendments to a bill
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elastic clause
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another name for Clause 18, the "necessary and proper" clause
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constituents
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people from a representative's district
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Speaker of the House
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The most powerful member of the House of Representatives
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select committee
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created to do a special job for a limited period
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impeach
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when an official is formally accused of misconduct in office
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ex post facto
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laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed
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lobbyists
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people hired by private groups to influence government decision makers
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pork-barrel projects
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government projects and grants that primarily benefit a Congress member's home state
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special-interest groups
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a group that tries to influence government decisions
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filibustering
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the tactic of delaying a vote until a bill's vote until a bill's sponsor withdraws the measure
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pocket veto
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when the president ignores a bill for 10 days and Congress is not in session
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standing committee
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permanent committee that continues to work from session to session and covers broad topics
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authorization bills
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establishes how much can be spent on a project
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appropriation bills
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provide money for the project
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bicameral
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Congress as a two-part body consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate
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majority party
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the political party in the House or Senate to which more that half the members belong
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minority party
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the political party in the House and Senate to which less that half the members belong
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seniority
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years of service
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expressed powers
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specific powers given to Congress by the Constitution
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implied powers
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powers not explicitly stated in the Constitution that allow Congress to stretch their powers
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bill of attainder
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laws that punish a person without a jury trial
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joint resolution
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laws passed by both houses of Congress and become law if signed by the president
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