Government

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legislative

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the making body of our government

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bicameral

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2 houses of our legislative branch

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delegated powers

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powers of congress listed in article 1 of the constitution (powers of national government)
ex: borrow $,coin $, power to spend, levy & collect taxes, regulate interstate

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implied powers

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powers of congress that are not listed in the constitution but they b/c of elastic clause

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elastic clause (proper clause)

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give congress implied powers ;can make any law that is necessary
ex: make a minimum wage/draft

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constituent

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a person who lives in an electoral district & is represented by an elected official

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gerrymandering

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the drawing of boundaries of a legislative district with the intent of giving one party or group a significant advantages

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Senate

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house of congress with 50 members & 2 reps from each state

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house of representatives

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the house of congress that has 435 members divided proportionally between statesl

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speaker of the house

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leader of the house of reps

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majority leader (republican)

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chosen leader of the party. with more members in the senate. they guide their party in the Senate

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minority leader (democratic)

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chosen leader of the party with more members in senate . they guide their party in the Senate

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whip

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assistant to the leaders of congress. their job is to of help support of party strategies & legislation. the party. caucus elects the whip

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president of the Senate

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the vice president technically presides over the Senate he only votes in a tie

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standing committee

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permanent committees that specialize in the consideration of particular subject areas. there are currently 16

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select committee

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a committee established to perform study or investigation

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conference committee

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a temporary panel of the house & Senate conferences . they are usually made to resolve differences on major & controversial legislation

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quorum

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the # of senators that must be present for the Senate business. constitution requires a majority of senators 51 for a quorum

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filibuster

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to delay Senate action on a bill

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cloture

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Senate limiting 30 additional hours but only by vote of 3/5 of the full Senate

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pork barrel

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members of congress secure federal projects for their home states or districts

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census

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an official count of a population that is taken every 10 year

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majority rule

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an idea accepted by the people

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popular sovereignty

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the people have the authority of the government

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individual rights

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human rights / natural rights

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rule of law

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everyone should obey by the laws

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separation of powers

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the power of the government split between 3 branches of government to prevent any group from gaining too much power

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checks & balances

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a system on which each branch of government limit the powers of others

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federalism

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political system in which power is divided between the central government & smaller regional governments

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delegated

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powers granted to the national government

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reserved powers

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powers granted to the state government

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concurrent powers

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powers shared by the federal & state government

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supremacy clause

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dictate that federal law is the (supreme law of the land)

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judicial review

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the power of the courts to declare laws & executive acts

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establishment clause

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guarantees the separation of religion & state

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due process

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principle that no person can be deprived of life,liberty or property

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house of reps qualifications

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°25 years old, 7 years citizen, live in state representing

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senate qualifications

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°30 years old, 9 years citizen, live in state representing

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bill becomes a law

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1: bill introduced
2:goes to committee
3:debate & vote
4:bill lives or die
5:final vote
6:presidential improvement

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tariffs

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taxes on imported goods

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direct taxes

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paid by the person they ate levied against (income taxes)

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indirect taxes

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paid by one person & passed to another (sale tax)

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informal qualifications

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trust worthy, intelligent,mature
religion,gender & race,charming,honest responsible etc

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apportionment

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how we fairly divide up the #s of representatives in each state.