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14 Cards in this Set
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Authorizations
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establish specific programs and set limits on the amounts that may be spent on them by the executive branch
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Appropriation bill
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a bill that allocates funds to a program of the executive branch of government.
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Legislative Functions: Expressed Powers
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taxing and spending
the budget process interstate commerce foreign affairs and treaties |
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bill of attainder
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a law that allows a person to be punished without a trial
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constituents
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people represented by members of Congress
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committee
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a group of Senators and Representatives that is organized to study and propose bills
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seniority system
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a system in which the chair of a congressional committee is automatically given to the oldest member of the majority party serving on the committee
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filibuster
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non-stop talking in the senate to prevent a bill from coming to a vote
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pocket veto
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a method of killing a bill. This term is used if Congress has adjourned within ten days of submitting a bill and the President has not signed it
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ex post facto lawa law applying to an act that occurred before the law was passed
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a law applying to an act that occurred before the law was passed
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implied powers
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powers given to Congress that enable the federal government to carry out its delegated powers by any constitutional means.
in the necessary and proper clause of Article I,Section 8, of the Constitution |
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casework
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the handling by members of Congress of the problems their constituents have with governmental agencies
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Other Constitutional Functions of Congress
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Watchdog and Oversight Functions
Appointments Electoral Functions Vice Presidential Nominations and Presidential disability Impeachment Amendments to the Constitution Disciplining and expelling members |
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oversight
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the power of Congress to supervise the activities of executive departments and agencies
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