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Gov Vocab Quiz 1/12 Flashcards

1
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Two branches/chambers

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Bicameral

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2
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Powers listed in the constitution

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Expressed Powers

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Powers granted to Federal Gov’t

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Enumerated powers

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Those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution

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Delegated Powers

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5
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Political powers granted to the United States government that aren’t explicitly stated in the Constitution

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Implied Powers

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Congress can make all laws that are “necessary and proper” for carrying out its duties.

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Elastic Clause

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7
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a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.

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Constituency

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They try to ensure that their fellow political party legislators attend voting sessions and vote according to their party’s official policy

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Party whip

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the head of the majority party in the house or senate

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Majority leader

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10
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the head of the minority party in the house or senate

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Minority leader

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The political and parliamentary leader of the House of Representatives

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Speaker of the House

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a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.

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President Pro-Tempore

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that nominee’s appointment must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate

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Confirmation

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14
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money received by a government from taxes and non-tax sources

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Revenue

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15
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Elected leader votes based on how voters wish to see them vote

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Delegate

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16
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Elected leader uses own judgement and opinion when voting on bills

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Trustee

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17
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Uses personal judgement and wishes of voters when voting on bills

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Politico

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18
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Population survey every 10 years

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Census

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19
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Reassigning 435 house seats to states based on population

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Reapportionment

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20
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Redrawing the district boundaries

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Redistricting

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21
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consider matters brought forth by the governor or introduced by its members to create legislation that becomes law - has primary control of redistricting process

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State Legislatures

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manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency)/district so as to favor one party or class.

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Gerrymandering

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23
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Any system where one group has significantly more influence than another

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Malapportionment

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one in which a racial or ethnic minority makes up a large enough share of the electorate to assure that the community has a reasonable chance to elect the candidate of their choice.

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Majority-minority districts

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regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party or the incumbent representative personally, or a combination of both.

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Safe districts

26
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expresses the principle that individuals should have equal representation in voting.

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“One man, One vote”

27
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are permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules

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Standing Committee

28
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a subdivision of a United States congressional committee that considers specified matters and reports back to the full committee.

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Subcommittee

29
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Congressional committee or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.

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Markup

30
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conducts the committee meetings and guides the committee through the agenda items

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Committee Chair

31
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to set a congressional bill aside in committee without considering it

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Pigeonhole

32
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additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill

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Riders

33
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Bills that bring jobs, money, or other opportunities to a member of congress’ home district/state

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Pork-barrel legislation

34
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politicians trade support for one issue or piece of legislation in exchange for another politician’s support

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Logrolling

35
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The Senate tradition of unlimited debate, designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question.

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Filibuster

36
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Senate limits debate on a measure or matter.

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Cloture

37
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rule sets the time limit on debate and determines whether and how a bill may be amended, one of the most powerful committees in congress because of its “gatekeeping” power over the terms on which legislation will reach the floor of the House of Representatives.

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House Rules Committee

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all Representatives serve and which meets in the House Chamber for the consideration of measures from the Union calendar

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Committee of the Whole

39
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effectively eliminate the opportunity to consider amendments, other than those reported by the committee reporting the bill.

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Closed rule

40
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permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill.

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Open rule

41
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bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee without giving committee further consideration of said bill.

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Discharge petition

42
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A temporary committee that is set up when the House and Senate have each passed different versions of the same law.

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Conference Committee

43
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One does not wish a particular measure or nomination or bill to reach the floor for consideration

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Hold

44
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An agreement on the rules of debate for proposed legislation in the Senate that is approved by all the members

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Unanimous consent

45
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approval of agreement by the state

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Ratification

46
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The power of the President to refuse to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevent its enactment into law

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Veto

47
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Congress adjourns during the ten-day period. The president cannot return the bill to Congress. The president’s decision not to sign the legislation and Congress does not have the opportunity to override.

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Pocket Veto

48
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A joint resolution enacted by Congress to provide budget authority for federal agencies and programs to continue operating in the absence of regular appropriations.

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Continuing resolution

49
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persons who strongly support their party’s policies and are reluctant to compromise with political opponents

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Partisan

50
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when control of the executive branch and the legislative branch is split between two political parties, respectively, and in semi-presidential systems, when the executive branch itself is split between two parties.

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Divided government

51
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An outgoing politician is an elected official whose successor has already been elected or will be soon

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Lame-duck appointments

52
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A belief that constituents are more effectively represented by legislators who are similar to them in such key demographic characteristics as race, gender, ethnicity, or religion.

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Descriptive representation

53
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the ability of a legislator to represent the agenda or interests of a group to which he or she does not personally belong.

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Substantive representation

54
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Establishes the Legislative brach - House of Representatives and Senate

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U.S. Constitution, Article 1

55
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granted citizenship to all persons “born or naturalized in the United States,” including formerly enslaved people, and provided all citizens with “equal protection under the laws

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14th Amendment

56
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U.S. Supreme Court case that held that federal courts could hear cases alleging that a state’s drawing of electoral boundaries, i.e. redistricting, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.

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Baker v. Carr

57
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the justices decided that using racial reasons for redistricting is unconstitutional

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Shaw v. Reno

58
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

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15th Amendment

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