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| Question | Answer |
| Bicameral | a legislative body having two branches |
| House of Representatives | the House of Representatives is the lower house of the United States Congress. |
| constituent | having power to frame or alter a political constitution or fundamental law, as distinguished from lawmaking power |
| gerrymander | Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible. |
| Senate | the upper house of the legislature of certain countries |
| Speaker of the House | The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker, a member of the House, is elected by a majority party caucus. |
| President pro tempore | a senator, usually a senior member of the majority party, who is chosen to preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. |
| Party whips | an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. |
| standing committee | a permanent committee, as of a legislature |
| select committee | a committee, as of a legislative body, that is formed to examine and report on a specific bill or issue. |
| Joint Committee | a committee appointed from both houses of a bicameral legislature in order to reach a compromise on their differences concerning a particular issue. |
| seniority system | is a way to determine employment advantages based on the length of service of employees |
| expressed powers | the Power to tax and spend for the defense and general welfare of the U.S. Borrow money. Regulate commerce with other nations and between the states. Coin money. |
| implied powers | powers not explicitly named in the Constitution but assumed to exist due to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers that are named in Article I |
| elastic clause | a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers |
| impeach | to accuse (a public official) before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office. |
| bills of attainder | is an act of a legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without a trial. |
| ex post facto laws | is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences ,or status of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law. |
| US Representative Qualifications | at least 25 years of age. a citizen of the United States for at least seven years prior to election. a resident of the state he or she is chosen to represent. |
| franking privilege | which dates from 1775, allows Members of Congress to transmit mail matter under their signature without postage |
| pork barrell projects | Pork barrel is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. |
| US Senator Qualifications | be a US citizen for at least nine years be at least 30 years of age. be a resident of the state that the Senator represents. |
| filibuster | the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. |
| cloture | a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question. |
| veto | he power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions |
| pocket veto | a veto of a bill brought about by the president's failure to sign it within ten days of the adjournment of Congress. |
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