Governement

Front 1

constituents

Back 1

peole in a legislators district or state

Front 2

Ombudsman

Back 2

government official who serves as a link betweeen constituents and the govenment to investigate and resolve comlaints by citizens about the government actions

Front 3

bureaucracy

Back 3

agencies and departments of the executive branch that carry out policy on a day to day basis

Front 4

Regular sessions

Back 4

periods of time during which Congress assembles and carries out its business

Front 5

adjourn

Back 5

end a session of a legislatiive body

Front 6

incumbents

Back 6

members already in office

Front 7

recesses

Back 7

periods in which Congress is not in session

Front 8

Censure

Back 8

expression of disaproval of improper conduct

Front 9

expel

Back 9

force from office

Front 10

prsident pro tempore

Back 10

member of the Senate who temporarily presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent

Front 11

Majority leader

Back 11

member of a legislative house elected by members to lead the majority party

Front 12

Minority leader

Back 12

member of a legislative house elected by members to lead the minortity party

Front 13

census

Back 13

official count of the people of the United States taken every 10 years since 1790

Front 14

Apportion

Back 14

distribute and assign legislative seats

Front 15

reapportionment

Back 15

redistribution of legislative seats based on a new law or formula

Front 16

repimand

Back 16

mildest form of censure voted by a house of congress

Front 17

espressed powers

Back 17

powers listed in the constitution

Front 18

tariffs

Back 18

taxes charged on imported items

Front 19

revenues

Back 19

monies raised by a government to pay for its activities

Front 20

approriations

Back 20

government expenditures

Front 21

federal budget

Back 21

yearly blueprints for the raising and spending of federal funds

Front 22

imports

Back 22

goods shipped into a country

Front 23

currency

Back 23

money

Front 24

legal tender

Back 24

money that is legally valid and must be accepted in payment of a debt.

Front 25

interstate commerce

Back 25

trade between the states

Front 26

national debt

Back 26

total amount of money that the federal government owes as a result of borrowing

Front 27

copyrights

Back 27

exclusive legal rights to reproduc, publish,or sell ones works

Front 28

Patents

Back 28

exlusive legal rights to protect inventions

Front 29

infringement

Back 29

violation of the rights of copyrights owners

Front 30

exports

Back 30

goods shipped out of a country

Front 31

trademarks

Back 31

distinctive words or symbols that identify a company or its products

Front 32

bankruptcy

Back 32

the condition of being legally unable to pay ones debts

Front 33

Legislative veto

Back 33

provision allowing one or both houseds of congress to block executive actions

Front 34

implied powers

Back 34

powers not specifically metioned in the constitution

Front 35

strict construction

Back 35

narrow interpretation of the constition

Front 36

Loose construction

Back 36

broad interpretation of the constitution

Front 37

impeach

Back 37

formally bring charges against an official

Front 38

executive agreements

Back 38

agreements made by the president with leaders of other countries that do not require senate approval.

Front 39

standing committees

Back 39

permanent committees that deal with certain subject ares

Front 40

bills

Back 40

proposed laws or drafts of laws to be considered by congress

Front 41

select committees

Back 41

legislative committees that meet for a limited time and for a special purpose not covered by staning committees

Front 42

subcommittees

Back 42

small groups into which cmmittees are divided to carry out some special duty

Front 43

Joint committees

Back 43

committees made up of members of both houses of a legislature

Front 44

discharge petition

Back 44

request from members of congress to force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for consideration

Front 45

seniority system

Back 45

custom of choosing a chairperson on the basis of the longest period of service on the committee

Front 46

public bills

Back 46

bills that deal with matters of general interest and affect everyone

Front 47

private bills

Back 47

bills that deal with specific matters and affect only a few people

Front 48

joint resolutions

Back 48

legislative proposals with the force of law that must be passed by both houses and approved by the President

Front 49

simple resolutions

Back 49

measure that deal with matters in only one house

Front 50

concurrent resolutions

Back 50

measures intended to express an opinion or an official policy

Front 51

hopper

Back 51

box into which representatives drop bills to introduce them into the house

Front 52

pigeonholed

Back 52

a bill put aside in a committee and not referred to the house or senate for action

Front 53

markup session

Back 53

subcommittee meeting in congress to make changes in a proposed bill

Front 54

report

Back 54

action of sending a bill to the full house by a legislative committee

Front 55

junkets

Back 55

trips by members of congress to gather information

Front 56

quorum

Back 56

minimum number of legislators who must be preent before a legislative body can act

Front 57

quorum Call

Back 57

request of a legislator that membe5rs on the house and senate floor be counted to determine if a quorum exists

Front 58

riders

Back 58

provision added to a bill that are not related to it

Front 59

unanimous consent agreements

Back 59

vote by the senate with no dissenting votes to end debate on a bill

Front 60

filibuster

Back 60

tactic used by a senator to delay or block action on a bill by speaking contiuously

Front 61

engrossed

Back 61

printed with the agreed upon changes

Front 62

cloture rule

Back 62

procedure by with members of senate can end a filibuster and limit debate

Front 63

conference committee

Back 63

temporary committee made up of members from both houses of a legislature that tries to settle differences in a bill

Front 64

pocket veto

Back 64

special power of the president whereby bills not signed die after a specified time