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Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bicameral | A legslature consisting of two parts, or houses |
| Census | A population count taken by the Census Bureau |
| Constituent | A person from a legislator'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 to session in its Congress |
| Seniority | Years of service, which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members |
| Expressed Powers | Powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the constintution |
| Implied Powers | Powers that Congress has that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution |
| Elastic Cause | clause that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" |
| Impeach | to accuse government officials of misconduct in office |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus | a court order that requires police to bring prisoner into court to question why they have the prisoner |
| 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 |
| Franking Privelage | The right of senators and reps to send job-related mail |
| Lobbyist | Representative of a group that wants to directly influence their policy making. |
| Casework | The work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem |
| Pork-Barrel Project | government project grant that primarily benefits the home district or state |
| Joint Resolution | a resolution passed by both houses of congress |
| Special-Interest Group | an organization of people with common interest that try to influence government |
| Filibuster | tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate |
| Cloture | A procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill. |
| Voice Vote | Voting in which "yea" or "no" is used |
| Standing Vote | when members stand to vote for a bill |
| Roll-Call Vote | members voice votes in turn |
| Veto | refusal to sign a bill or resolution |
| Pocket Veto | presidents power to kill a bill |
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