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35 Cards in this Set
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to distribute or divide(seats in the house)
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a portion
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drawing of voting districts to favor one particular political party
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gerrymandering
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limiting the length of time an elected official can serve
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term limits
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free mail for congress people!
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franking privilege
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legal protection
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immunity
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when a member of congress has to give up their seat because the broke the law
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expulsion
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a formal disapproval of a congress persons actions.
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censure
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2of these for each term of congress (meetings of congress)
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sessions
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private meetings held by each of the political parties to choose leaders
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caucus
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the political party with the most seats in each of the 2 houses of congress
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majority party
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the party in congress with the fewest seats
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minority party
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the most powerful position in the house of representatives
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speaker
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another name for the majority leader
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floor leader
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name given to the person who tries to persuade others to vote for a bill
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party whip
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president of the senate "for the time being"
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president pro tempore
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a proposed law
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bill
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small group meetings in congress where work on bills is done
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committee
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permanent committees in congress
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standing committee
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process where the person with the most experience gets the best positions in congress
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seniority system
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allows congress to "stretch' its powers
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elastic clause
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the bowers congress claims under the elastic clause
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implied powers
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an act that betrays or endangers the country
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treason
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process of bringing formal charges against an elected official in the house of reps.
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impeachment
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a law that applies to an action that took place before it was against the lay
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ex post facto law
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a law that sentences a person to jail without a trial
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bill of attainder
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it means you can't be held in jail forever without formal charges being brought against you
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writ of habeous corpus
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the people who live in a congress persons district
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constituent
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a bill approving the spending of money by congress
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appropriation bill
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another name for a law
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act
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having a majority of members present in congress to do business
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quorum
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each member of congress votes individually when their name is called
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roll-call vote
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a strategy of belaying a bill by "talking it to death"
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filibuster
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a limit on debate of a bill in the senate
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cloture
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another way the president can veto a law`
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pocket veto
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another name for the legislative branch
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congress
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