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31 Cards in this Set
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liberal constructionist
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person who favors a broad interpreatation of the constitution
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strict constructionists
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person who favors a strict interpretation of the constitution
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joint resolution
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like a bill passed in both houses, it has the force of law
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concurrent resolution
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statement of position by both houses without the force of law
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eminent domain
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right of government to take private property for public use
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naturalization
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process of making non-citizens into citizens
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censure
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formal condemnation by congress of an individuals actions
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cloture
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procedure used to limit debate
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rider
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provision attached to ameaure that is likely to pass
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filibuster
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an attempt to "talk a bill to death"
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quorum
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portion of the full membership that must be present to do business
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consensus
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general agreement among various grounps on fundamentalmatters
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unlike the house, senate has a legislative process with
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few limits on debate
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in the vice presidents absence, the presiding officer of the senate is the
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president pro tempore (italic)
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main way to end a filibuster
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invoking the Cloture Rule
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in McCulloch vs Maryland, the supreme court
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upheldthe dctrine of implied powers
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Power excersized by the senate
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the pwer to approve and reject mahor presidential appointments
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the president pro tempore
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serves in the absence of the vice president of the US
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level of government most valued by the strict constructionists
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State
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when a bill is introduced in the house it FIRST
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is given a number and title
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who has sole power to impeach thepresident?
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the House of Representatives
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NOT an expressed power of congress
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pwer to set a minumum wage
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congress shares foreign relations with
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the President
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confrence commitee acts as a "third house of congress" when
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they produce a compromise bill that both house and sentate will accept
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all treaties must be appoved by two thirds vote of
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senate
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NOT a reason for the Federal government to tax
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to benefit private fortunes
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a compromisebill worked on by a confrence committee of House and Senate members is
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usually passed by both houses o congress
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under the constitution, congress has sole pwer to
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declare war
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in order to bring charges against president or VP for misconduct, the house is given the
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power to impeach
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Value of liberal constructionists
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the constitution must be inerpreted broadly, with an eye towards change
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Describes the nature of the government
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both limited oand federal
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