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21 Cards in this Set
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cloture |
limit on debate in the senate |
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gerrymandering |
state legislatures draw district lines in favor of a political party or politician |
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treason |
act that betrays ones country |
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constituents |
people in a representative home districts or states |
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quoram |
majority of members must be present to do business |
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franking privilege |
right to mail official letters or packages free of chargd |
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party whil |
job is to persuade members to vote for a party sponsored legislation |
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appropriation bill |
bill approving the spending of money |
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roll call vote |
each members name is called and a record is made of his or her vote |
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apportioned |
distributed |
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expuision |
requires a 2/3 vote of the either house -- give up seat in congress |
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caucuses |
private meetings in congress |
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filibuster |
"talking the bill to death" |
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pocket veto |
if congress is not in session and the president does not sign the bill within 10 days |
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elastic clause |
allows congress to stretch the delegated powers listed in the constitution to cover other subjects |
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censure |
formal disapproval of a members actions (for less serious offenses) |
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immunity |
legal protection |
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seniority systdm |
a custom of giving leadership of committees to congressman with them most gerard of service |
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impeachment |
the procedure of drawing up and passing the list of charges in the house |
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act |
a law |
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bill |
a proposed law |
