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chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses |
| census | a population count taken by the census Bureau |
| constituent | a person form a legislature's district |
| gerrymander | an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group |
| majority party | in both the house of representatives and the senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong |
| minority party | in both the house of representatives and the senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong |
| standing committee | permanent committee that continues work from session in its congress |
| expressed powers | powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution |
| implied powers | powers that congress has that are not stated explicitly in the constitution |
| writ of habeas corpus | a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding a person |
| bill of attainder | a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court |
| ex post facto law | a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed |
| franking privilege | the right of senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage |
| lobbyist | representative of an interest group who contracts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making |
| casework | the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem |
| pork-barrel projects | government projects grand that primarily benefits the home district or state |
| joint resoultion | a resolution that is passed by both house congress |
| special-interest group | an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions |
| filibuster | a tactic for defending a bill in the senate by taking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it |
| cloture | a procedure used in the senate to limit debate on a bill |
| voice vote | a voting in which those in favor say "yea" and those against say "no" |
| standing vote | in congresses, when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill |
| roll-call vote | a voting method in the senate in which members in which members voice their votes in turn |
| veto | refusal to sign a bill or resolution |
| pocket veto | presidents power to kill a bill, if congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days |
| elastic clause | clause in article 1, section 8 of the constitution that gives congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers |
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