Legislative Branch Flashcards

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Party Whip

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A member of Congress that “whips” up the votes. Counts heads and what not

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2
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Gerrymandering

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Process of drawing district lines

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3
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Senate

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Upper chamber, 100 members

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4
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How a delegate votes

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Votes how the people they represent would want them to vote

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5
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How a trustee votes

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Votes how you personally think you should

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6
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How a politico votes

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Votes in whichever way will aid their political career

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7
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Powers of Congress beyond lawmaking

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Advise & Consent, Impeachment Charges, Remove impeached officials, Admit new states, Amend the constitution, Count electoral votes, Serve as “Watchdog”

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8
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Cloture

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procedure for ending a philly, need 3/5’s or 60 senators. Rare

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9
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Congressional Session

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When Congress meets and chit chats

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10
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Standing Committee

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Committees that are always around

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11
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Joint Committee

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A committee with members of both chambers

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12
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Congressional District

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Lil slice of land dedicated to one member of Congress

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13
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President Pro Tempore

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Selected by majority, rules over Senate when the VP is away

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14
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Expressed Powers

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There are a lot of them. Most notably: post offices, wars, create courts, taxes, borrow money

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15
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Reapportionate

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To re-distribute Congressional seats & re-draw Congressional districts

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16
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Filibuster (senate)

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To talk a bill to death, a panic button in order to block bills

17
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Cloture (senate)

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What is needed to end a filibuster, must have 60 votes

18
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Bill

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The first stage in being a law, just an idea