congress vocabulary 2016
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I can build background on key vocabulary words to gain a better understanding of
how the Legislative branch functions
LearningTarget
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Bicameral
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Census
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Gerrymandering
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SeniorityIf someone has served for 10 terms they have seniority over a new congressman.Its not age but years served.
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Expressed Powers
• Article 1 says congress has the power to regulate thepost office
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Implied Powers
• Nothing in the Constitutioncovers the internet, it was notInvented at the time. Elastic Clause
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Elastic clause
• Meet today’sneeds
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Impeach
• Does not mean you are fired• It’s a formal hearing
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Writ of Habeas Corpus
• A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court and explain why they are holding them.
• THIS CAN’T BE SUSPENDED BY CONGRESS
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Bill of Attainder
A law that would punish someone without a fair trial or time or trial at all
*THIS CAN’T BE SUSPENDED
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Ex Post Facto Law
• If a law is passed saying that anyone who gets in a wreck while on the cell phone loses their license for a year
• They can’t go back andsay if you did it tenyears ago you lose yourLicencense if it wasn’t against theLaw at the time
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Franking Privilege
• Job related mail for FRRRRREEEEEEEE
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lobbyist
• Representative from an interest group who contacts lawmakers to influence their policy
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Constituent
• A person from a legislators district
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Pork Barrel Project
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Pork Barrel Project
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Filibuster
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Veto
• President’s refusal to sign a bill or resolution.
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Pocket Veto• President’s power to kill a bill, if Congress is
not in session, by not signing it for 10 day.
• Passive way of refusing a bill