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25 Cards in this Set
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appropriate |
to assign money to a particular use |
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bankruptcy |
the legal action to release a person or a company from debt |
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bipartisan |
including members of both major political parties |
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caucus |
a group of people with similar political beliefs or membership in the same political party who select candidates to run for office |
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censure |
to formally condemn a civil officer’s actions |
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coalition |
a combination of groups with different interests who take action to reach mutual goals |
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constituency |
the people and interests the members of Congress represent |
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copyright |
the exclusive, legal right to reproduce, publish, and sell one’s own creative work for a specific period of time |
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eminent domain |
the constitutional authority the government can exercise to claim private land for public use |
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faction |
a dissenting group |
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franking privilege |
a benefit of members of Congress that allows them to mail letters and other materials postage-free |
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impeach |
to bring formal charges against a public official to remove the official from office |
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independent |
a voter not aligned with a political party |
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joint resolution |
a measure agreed to by both the House and the Senate that has the force of law |
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lobbying |
the act of trying to persuade government officials to support certain causes or beliefs |
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naturalization |
a legal process by which a citizen of one country becomes a citizen of another country |
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party in power |
the party that controls the executive branch |
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patent |
a license granting an inventor the right to manufacture and sell his or her invention for a specific period of time |
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pocket veto |
an informal veto that occurs when Congress adjourns before the ten-day period in which the President must act |
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political action committee (PAC) |
the political arm of a special interest group that has a major stake in public policy |
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quorum |
the minimum number of members in attendance to conduct official business |
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reapportion |
to divide up the total number of seats in the House of Representatives based on the population in each State and district |
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rider |
a proposed law, with little chance of enactment on its own, that is added to a bill likely to be approved |
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soft money |
money given to State and local party organizations for such party-building activities as voter registration, get-out the-vote drives, party mailings and advertisements, and voter education |
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whip |
an assistant floor leader in one house of Congress |
