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chapter 5 us gov

TermDefinition
constituents the people of a particular geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body
apportionment the distribution of seats in the house of representatives among the state
appropriation a congressional act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
impeachment the process of charging officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bringing them to a trial
oversight the power of congress to check up on the executives branch and to make sure it is following the laws congress has passed
necessary and proper clause article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the constitution, which gives the national legislature the power to "make all laws that are necessary and proper" to exercise the powers granted by the constitution AKA elastic clause
indirect tax a tax levied on one person but passed on to another for payment to the government; tariffs are examples of indirect taxes
direct tax a tax an individual pays directly to the gov
deficit a condition in which government revenues are lower than expenses
commerce clause Article 1, section 8, clause 3 of the constitution that outlines the commerce powers that are granted to congress
subpoenas legal documents that require a person to testify in a certain matter
writ of habeas corpus a court order that forces the police to present a person in court to face charges ; in english it translates to you have the body
bill of attainder a law that punishes a person without trial
ex post facto laws laws the criminalize an action that took place and that was legal at that time
reapportionment the redistribution of seats in the house of representatives among the states based upon the results of the census
gerrymandering the drawing of district boundaries for political advantage
speaker of the house the presiding officer of the house of the representatives
bills proposed laws
floor leader the representative of each party elected to help manage the actions and strategy of their party in the house of representatives
whips the representatives of each party who duty is to encourage fellow party member to vote as the party leadership wants
party causcus a meeting of all the house members from a particular party held to elect party officers
standing comittees permanent committees of the house of representatives that address the major areas in which most proposed laws fall, such as agriculture, the budget and the armed services
select committees temporary committees in the house of representatives formed to carry out specific tasks that are not already covered by existing committees
joint committees special committees formed from members of the house of representatives and the senate to address broad issues that affect both chambers
president of the senate a position held by the vice president of the US who presides over debate in the senate chamber
president pro tempore the official who presides over the senate in absence of the VP
senate majority leader the person elected by the majority party who serves as the spokesperson and main strategist for the majority party in the senate
seniority rule the tradition in the senate in which the chair of a committee is given to the most senior majoirity senator on a committee
filibuster the tactic used when opponents of a measure seek to prevent it coming up for a vote in the senate by refusing to stop talking in hopes of stalling action long enough that the rest of the senate will be forced to move on to other business
cloture the vote to end debate of a bill in the senate
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