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20 Cards in this Set
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Appropriations |
Bills that determine where money is being spent |
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Concurrent powers |
Powers shared between the national and state governments |
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Congress |
Legislative branch of the federal government. Divided into the Senate and House of Representatives. Has the power to make laws |
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Expressed powers |
Powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution. Also known as delegated or enumerated |
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House of Representatives |
Lower house of Congress |
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Impeach |
To formally accuse an elected official of wrongdoing |
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Implied powers |
Powers of Congress not mentioned in the Constitution, but assumed under the elastic clause |
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Joint committee |
Committee made up of both representatives and senators |
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Legislative branch |
The part of the government that makes laws |
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Reserved powers |
Powers kept by the states |
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Senate |
Upper house of Congress |
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Seniority |
People who have served in Congress the longest get preference for committee assignments and leadership positions |
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Standing committee |
Permanent committee |
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Amnesty |
The president's power to pardon a group of people |
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Bureaucracy |
The network of agencies and departments of the government |
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Cabinet |
The president's closest advisors and heads of departments in the executive branch |
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Executive branch |
Part of the government that enforces and carried out laws |
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Executive order |
A commandment issues by the president that has the force of law |
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Pardon |
The president's power to forgive someone of a crime committed |
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Veto |
Executive's power to reject a proposed law |
