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14 Cards in this Set
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Senate
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the upper house of the two. Has 100 members, 2 from each state. VP is the head cheif
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House of Representatives
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the lower house of the two. Has 435 members, 6 non-voting members. Head chief is the Speaker of the House
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Majority Party
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the political party in one of the two chambers with the most members
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Minority Party
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the political party in one of the two houses with the least members.
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Expressed Powers
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powers that Congress has that are written in the Constitution
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Implied Powers
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powers that aren't written in the Constitution, they are just known, like common sense
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Non-Legislative Powers
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powers that Congress has that are not related to lawmaking
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Joint Resolution
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when members from both houses of Congress come together to make a formal statement expressing their decision or opinion
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Franking Privelege
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when members of Congress have the privilege to send business-related mail without paying
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Casework
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work that Congressman do to help constituents with a problem
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Riders
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completely unrelated amendments added onto a bill
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Filibuster
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a tactic Senators use to talk a bill "to death" until the sponsor withdraws it
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Cloture
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a way to stop filibusters with a 3/5 vote from the Senate, allowing Senators to only speak for 1 hour
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Pocket-Veto
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President's power to veto a bill by not signing it for ten days when Congress is not in session
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