Chapter 7 Vocabulary Civics

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  1. 2. duty Congress holds besides lawmaking
  2. 3. a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it
  3. 5. in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong
  4. 7. a person from a legislator's district
  5. 8. a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill
  6. 11. a voting method in the Senate in which members voice their votes in turn
  7. 13. representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
  8. 14. power that Congress has that is not stated explicitly in the Constitution
  9. 18. the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem
  10. 20. the right of Senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage
  11. 21. a law that allows a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
  12. 25. the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population
  13. 26. president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
  14. 27. a resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress
  15. 28. in Congress, when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill
  16. 29. power that the US Congress has that is specifically listed in the Constitution
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  1. 1. a voting method in which those in favor say "aye" and those against say "no"
  2. 4. a court order that requires politce to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
  3. 6. government project grant that primary benefits a congressperson's home district or state
  4. 9. in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political prty to which fewer than half the members belong
  5. 10. an oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
  6. 12. a completely unrelated amendment added to a bill
  7. 15. clause in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers
  8. 16. the upper house of Congress, consisting of two representatives from each state
  9. 17. an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions
  10. 19. a population count taken by the Census Bureau
  11. 22. another name for expressed power
  12. 23. a law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing in court
  13. 24. to accuse government officials of misconduct in office