American Government Chapters 10-12
Terms
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- apportionment
- the distribution of the number of members of the House of Representatives based on the population of each state
- reapportionment
- the periodic redistribution of U.S congressional seats according to changes in the census figures
- at-large
- an election process in which the voters of a city, state, or country as a shole elect their government representatives
- Powers Of Congress
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Delegated
Implied
Nonlegislative - Delegated Powers
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Powers given to Congress through the Constitution
-Borrowing (to make ends meet)
-Tax (raise money needed to pay for the government)
-Commerce (commerce clause)
-Currency (make and regulate)
-Bankruptcies (establish laws)
-War (declare, raise, ect.)
-Other (copyrights, patents, measures, post office, ect) - Implied
- Powers not specifically stated in the Constitution, enterpreted through the Elastic Clause
- Nonlegislative
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-Impeachment
-Oversight and Investigation - impeachment
- the formal procedure by which a President or any federal official is removed for misconduct in office
- oversight function
- the power of Congress to review the policies and programs of the executive branch
- authorization
- a legislature's approval to implement or continue a governmental program or agency
- appropriation
- a grant of money by Congress to be used for specific purposes
- subpoena
- a legal order requiring a person to appear in court or turn over specified documents
- Organization of Senate
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1. President of Senate (Vice Pres)- Richard Cheney
2. President Pro Tem - Ted Stevens
3. Majority Leader - Bill Frist
4. Minority Leader - Harry Reid
5. Majority Whip
6. Minority Whip
7. Senate Membership - Organization of the House
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1. Speaker of the House - Denny Hastert
2. Majority Leader - Tom DeLay
3. Minority Leader - Nancy Pelosi
4. Majority Whip
5. Minority Whip
6. House Membership - Types of Committees
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Standing
Select
Joint
Conference - standing committee
- a permanent committe that evaluates bills and either kills them or passes them along for further debate
- select committee
- a temporary congressional committee appointed for a limited purpose
- joint committee
- a legislative committee made up of members of both houses of Congress
- conference committee
- a temporary House-Senate committee whose goal is to find an acceptable compromise on conflicting versions of a bill
- Support Agencies
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-Library of Congress
-The Congressional Budget Office
-The General Accounting Office
-The Government Printing Office - franking
- free postal service for letter sent by members of Congress to their constituents
- censure
- an official expression of blame or disapproval
- HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW
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