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17 Cards in this Set
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Bicameral Legislature
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a lawmaking body of 2 houses.
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Apportioned
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distributed.
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Gerrymandering
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the practice of drawing district lines that favor a particular political party, politician, or group of people.
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Censure
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formal disapproval of a member's actions.
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Sessions
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one for each year of the term.
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Caucus
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private party meetings.
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President pro tempore
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a president for the Senate for the time being.
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Speaker of the House
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the most powerful in the House; gets to say who can speak and for how long.
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Implied powers
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whatever powers Congress have implied have to be "necessary and proper."
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Elastic clause
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because implied powers are so flexible, it is also called this.
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Act
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a law is also known as this.
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Bill
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a proposed law.
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Appropriation bill
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a bill approving the spending of money.
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Filibuster
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to prevent the Senate from taking a vote on a bill, some senators "talk the bill to death" as a delay.
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Cloture
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the legislative procedure for ending debate in the Senate and taking a vote.
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Veto
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the president can refuse to sign a bill.
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Pocket veto
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a veto of a bill by the president by retaining the bill for too long without signing it.
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