The Evolution of Politics: A Timeline by Emily Reino https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6 Understanding Key Political Events and Concepts en-us 2024-02-26 14:27:50 UTC 2024-02-27 14:48:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Congress 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896053841 a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

]]> 2024-02-26 14:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896053841 House of Representatives 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896058512 the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws.

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  • a high ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.

    • ]]>     2024-02-26 14:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896061340     Speaker of the House 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896064108 the speaker is the political and parliamentary leader of the House and is simultaneously its presiding officer.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 14:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896064108     Census 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896068757 an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 14:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896068757     Reapportionment 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896072760 the process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions, such as states or parties, entitled to representation.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 14:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896072760     Redistricting 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896073980 divide or organize (an area) into new political or school districts. Picture- old NC map

    ]]>     2024-02-26 14:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896073980     Legislation 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896074999 The process or result of enrolling, enacting, or promulgating laws by a legislature, parliament, or analogous governing body.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 14:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896074999     Reserved powers 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896091426 the powers that are neither prohibited to be exercised by an organ of government, nor given by law to any other organ of government.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 14:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896091426     Delegated/Enumerated/ Expressed powers 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896096510 Delegated powers are those powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution. The enumerated powers of the United States Congress are the powers granted to the federal government of the United States by the United States Constitution. The expressed powers are the powers of the national government explicitly listed in the Constitution.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 14:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896096510     Implied Powers 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896098533 Implied powers are political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 14:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896098533     Bill 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896099982 A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and has been, in most cases, approved by the executive

    ]]>     2024-02-26 14:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896099982     Veto 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896116908 A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896116908     Pocket veto 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896119485 A pocket veto is a legislative maneuver that allows a president or other official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill by taking no action, thus effectively killing the bill without affirmatively vetoing it.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896119485     Filibuster 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896120817 2024-02-26 15:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896120817 Cloture 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896130077 a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896130077     veto override 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896135201 Congress is able to override a veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers. This stops the President from blocking an act if there is a notable support for it.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896135201     Standing committees 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896137815 a permanent committee that meets regularly.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896137815     Select committees 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896138937 a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896138937     Joint committees 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896140085 A joint committee is a committee made up of members of the two chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896140085     Pigeonholing 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896141033 a process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a limited number of categories.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896141033     North Carolina General Assembly 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896185847 The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the state government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896185847     Mecklenburg County Commission 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896186831 The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners is the governing body of Mecklenburg County. The Board consists of nine commissioners - six representing districts and three elected at-large - that are elected in November of even-numbered years.

    ]]>     2024-02-26 15:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896186831     Charlotte City Council 4419835745 https://padlet.com/4419835745/2aukm9uvm0py80t6/wish/2896187560 The mayor and 11 council members make up the Charlotte City Council. Together, they create city policies, review and approve the city budget, and more.

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