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Civics
10th Grade
10/08/2012

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Term
Bill
Definition
A statement of money owed for goods.
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Censure
Definition
Strng or vehement expresion of disapproval.
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Delegate
Definition
A person designated to act for or represent another.
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Majority leader
Definition
The leader of the majority party n a legislative.
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Minority leader
Definition
The party member who directs the activities of the party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress
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Page
Definition
Something printed or written.
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Doctrine
Definition
A stated priciple of gov.policy, mainly in foreign or military afairs .. ( The Monroe Doctrine)
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Delegate
Definition
Authorized to represent others, in particular, an elected representative sent to do a conference.
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Partisan
Definition
Sopported of a person, group, party, or cause . Especially a person who shows a biasely emotional allegance.
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Pigeonhole
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One of a iries of small, opem compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, & etc.
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Pocket veto
Definition
A veto of a bill brought about by the presidents failure to sign it within 10 days of the adjorment of congress.
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Politico
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A politician.
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Resolution
Definition
A formal expression of opinion or intention .
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Rules committee
Definition
A special committee of a legislative.
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Select committee
Definition
Formed to examine and report on a specific bill or issue.
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Seniority rule
Definition
The custom in congress providing for the assignment of a committee to that member of the majority party.
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Speaker of the house
Definition
The presiding officier of the U.S. house of representatives.
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Standing committee
Definition
A permanent committee.
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Subcommittee
Definition
A committee appointed out of a main committee.
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Trustee
Definition
A person appointd to administor theaffairs of a company.
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Constituant
Definition
A member of a constituency.
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Committee
Definition
Such a body appointed by a legislature to consider the details of proposed legilation.
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Commerce power
Definition
Congress has the power to regulate commerce among states which has come to mean interstate commerce.
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Bi-comeral
Definition
To house legislature.
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At large
Definition
Havingescaped,especually room confinment.
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Apportion
Definition
To divide and allocate voting power will be apportioned accoding to contribution.
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Continuous body
Definition
A legislative body,U.S. senate,the achieves stability by by staggering the terms and its members to prevent more then a minority.
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Gerrymandor
Definition
Manipulate the boundaries of an electoral constitution, so as to favor 1 party or class
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Implied POwers
Definition
A political power not expressly named in a constitution but that is infered because it it is necessary to the performance of an enormented power
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Ivestigatory power
Definition
The powers given to approvemental agencies and other antities to investigate violations and laws that proposed to be enacted
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Lower house
Definition
The larger and typically more representatives of 2 sections of a bicameral legislative or parliment
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expressed powers
Definition
the powers expresed in the constitution and granted to the federal govenment
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executive power
Definition
authority to enforce orders and to ensure they are carried out as intended
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Franking Privilege
Definition
allow members to send official mail using his/her signature instead of a stand
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