Chapter 11-17 & State Government

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Geographical area in a state represented by a House member

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Congressional District

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The process of redrawing congressional district lines to reflect population shifts

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Reapportionment

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Legislative districts from which only one representative is chosen

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Single Member District

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An elected official who represents an en- tire state rather than a particular district

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At-Large District

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Historically, the representatives at the Constitutional Convention

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Delegates

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temporary alliance of several groups

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Coalition

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The leader chosen by the party with the most members in the House or Senate

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Majority Leader

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The leader chosen by the party with the second most members in the House or Senate

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Minority Leader

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In the House and Senate, the assistant majority leader chosen by the party with the most seats in that body of Congress

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Majority Whip

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In the House and Senate, the as- sistant minority leader chosen by the party with the second most seats in that body of Congress

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Minority Whip

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Head of the House of Representatives who presides over the House, manages House business, and serves as the official spokesman for the House

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Speaker of the House

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Permanent committees in Congress

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Standing Committees

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Temporary congressional committees created for a specific purpose, usually to investigate particular problems

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Select Committees

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Permanent committees composed of House and Senate members acting as an advisory board for other committees, especially on tax issues

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Joint Committees

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Tactic used in the Senate to prevent or delay a bill’s passage

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Filibuster

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motion made by sixteen or more senators to stop debate on a piece of legislation

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Cloture

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Formal statement of a party’s position on current issues

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Party Platform

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The practice of choosing a running mate based on specific ideology, geography, race, gender, or other characteristics in order to strengthen one’s own chance of being elected

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Balance the Ticket

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The election used to fill elective offices

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General Election

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Public opinion polls taken by various polling agencies as voters leave their polling place; used to predict election outcomes

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Exit Polls

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Special speech given by the president after he is sworn into office

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Inaugural Address

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The president’s power to give complete forgiveness of a crime and its consequent punishment, thereby releasing someone from the remainder of his or her sentence

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Pardons

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Government activities not made known to the public

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Covert Operations

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Annual speech, given by the president before a joint session of the House and Senate, which establishes the president’s legislative agenda

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State of the Union

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no person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President

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22nd Amendment

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President's principal forum for considering foreign policy matters

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National Security Council

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the division of the Executive Office of the President that prepares and administers the federal budget

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Office of Management and Budget

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Offices of the executive branch developed to assist the president in his constitutional duties and to meet the demands of America’s growth

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Cabinet

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the administration of the law or authority with having the quality of being fair and reasonable

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Justice

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law that is derived from custom and judicial precedent

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Common Law

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court decision that serves to guide subsequent decisions in related cases

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Precedents

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revelation of God’s law through creation

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Natural Law

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The division of the judicial system into national, state, and local courts

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Judicial Federalism

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the lowest level US federal court

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District Courts

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jury consisting of a panel of citizens who consider the jury consisting of a panel of citizens who consider the prosecution’s case against the accused and decide whether to issue an indictment prosecution’s case against the accused and decide whether to issue an indictment

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Grand Jury

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Judges of the Supreme Court

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Justices

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Literally “to make certain,” a request that the Supreme Court consider a lower court decision

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Writ of Certiorari

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written opinion justifying and clarifying a Supreme Court decision

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Majority Opinion

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written opinion of those Supreme Court justices voting in the minority

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Dissenting Opinion

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a custom whereby presidential appointments are confirmed only if there is no objection to them by the senators from the appointee's state

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Senatorial Courtesy

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Constitutional clause that upholds the United States Constitution as the supreme law of the nation

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Supremacy Clause

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the elected executive head of a state of the US.

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Governor

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A petition procedure by which voters may remove an elected official from office

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Recall

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A process by which a legistlative measure is referred to the State's voters for final approval or rejection

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Referendum

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of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor

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Gubernatorial

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Chief clerk and record-keeper

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Secretary of State

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Custodian of state funds

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Treasure

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Chief lawyer for the state

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Attorney general

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Stands on the lowest level of the state judicial system

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Justice of peace

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Handles minor civil complains and misdemeanor cases in an urban setting

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Magistrate

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A trial in which the judge alone hears the case

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Bench trial