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- 2. Powers - Powers that the Constitution has specifically gave to the federal government.
- 6. - The only procedure by which the Senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter, and thereby overcome a filibuster.
- 10. of Habeas Corpus -A recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, usually a prison official, to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether the detention is lawful.
- 12. - Being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect.
- 14. Interest Group - A group of people or an organization seeking or receiving special advantages, typically through political lobbying
- 16. Party - A political party that holds substantial influence in a country’s politics, standing in contrast to a minor party.
- 18. -Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
- 19. - parliamentary procedure used in the United States Senate to prevent a measure from being brought to a vote.
- 21. veto -The Constitution grants the president 10 days to review a measure passed by the Congress. If the president has not signed the bill after 10 days, it becomes law without his signature. However, if Congress adjourns during the 10-day period, the bill does not become law.
- 22. - Deposit (a document) into a pigeonhole.
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- 1. Powers - Are powers authorized by the Constitution that, while not stated, seem implied by powers that are expressly stated.
- 3. - A privileged position earned by reason of longer service or higher ranking.
- 4. of Attainder - An act of a legislature declaring a person, or a group of persons, guilty of some crime, and punishing them, often without a trial.
- 5. Committee - A permanent committee that meets regularly.
- 7. Post Facto Law- a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions that were committed, or relationships that existed, before the enactment of the law.
- 8. - The procedure established under the Constitution by which the president refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law.
- 9. Party - A political party that plays a smaller role than a major party in a country’s politics and elections.
- 11. -An official count or survey of a population.
- 13. - To charge the holder of a public house with misconduct.
- 15. A person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.
- 17. - The assistance provided to the request of.
- 20. - Having two branches or chambers.