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gov't study guide

chaps 5-7

QuestionAnswer
bi-cameral two-house legislative body
redistricting the process of setting up new district lines after reapportionment has been completed called redistricting
gerrymandering to draw a districts boundaries to gain an advantage in elections
cracking spliting supporters of opponets
packing placing all supporters of opponets
incumbent elected official that is already in office
constitutions a plan that provides the rule for government
whip an assistant to the party floor leader in the legislature
quorum the minimum number of members who must be present to premit a legislative body to take official action
caucus a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
filibuster a method of defeating a bill in the senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote
cloture a procedure that allows each senator to speak only 1 hr on a bill under debate
elastic clause constitution that gives congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers expressed in other clauses of article 1
standing committee a permanent committee in congress that oversees bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
subcommittee a group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility
select committee a temporary committee formed to study one specific isdue and report its findings to the senate or the house
joint committee a committe of the house and the senate that usually acts as a study group and reports its findings back to the house and the senate
seniority system a system that gives the member of the majority party with the longest uninterrupted service on a particular committee the leadership of that committe
census a population court
reapportionment the process of reassigning representation based on population after every cencus
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