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Allows the government to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the United States"
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"Elastic" Clause / Necessary and Proper clause
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the authority to charge the president, and other "civil officers" with "high crimes and misdemeanors" given to the house
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Impeachment Power
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Branch of congress serving in two-year terms
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House of Representatives
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Branch of congress serving in six-year terms
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Senate
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number of Members in the senate
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100
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Congress reviews and restricts the annual budget prepared by the executive branch
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Oversight of the budget
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the party that wins the most epresentatives in congress
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"Majority" party
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party that does not have the most representatives
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minority party
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most important position in the house (appoints party legislative leaders
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speaker of the House
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responsible for scheduling bills and rounding up votes for bills the party favors
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Majority leader
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spokesperson for the minority party
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minority leader
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serve as go-betweens for the members and the leadership
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party whips
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president of the senate
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Vice President of the United States
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usually the most senior member of the majority party in the Senate
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President pro tempore
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has the right to be the first senator heard on the floor
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majority leader
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handle bills in different policy areas. senate has 16, house has 19
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standing committee
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formed for specific purposes and are usually temporary
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select committee
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sets time limits on debates and forbids amendments from the floor, except those from the presiding committee
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closed rule ("gag" rule)
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permits amendments and often has less strict time limits, allowing from input fro other members
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open rule
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groupings of members of Congress sharing the sameinterests or points of view
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caucuses
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district boundaries are drawn in strange ways in order to make it easier for the candidate of one party to win election in that district
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gerrymandering
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the practice of talking a bill to death
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filibuster
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sits on the floor, but is directed by the chairmen of the sponsoring committee
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Committee of the Whole
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passed by either the house or the senate, and usually establishes rules, regulations, or practices that do not have the force of law
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simple resolution
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requires the approval of both houses and the signature of the president, and is essentially the same as a law
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joint resolution
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