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Congress

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A national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress

House of Representatives

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The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber

President Pro Tempore

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The current president pro tempore of the U.S. Senate is Patty Murray of Washington.

Speaker of the House

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The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives.

Census

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An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals

Reapportionment

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Is the process of dividing seats for the House among the 50 states following the decennial census

Redistricting

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Is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries. For the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures, redistricting occurs after each decennial census.

Legislation

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Laws, considered collectively.

Reserved powers

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Reserved powers, residual powers, or residuary powers are the powers that are neither prohibited to be exercised by an organ of government, nor given by law to any other organ of government.

Delegated/Enumerated/ Expressed powers

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Specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

Implied Powers

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In the United States, implied powers are powers that, although not directly stated in the Constitution, are implied to be available based on previously stated powers.

Bill

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The form used for most legislation, whether permanent or temporary, general or special, public or private.

Veto

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A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

Pocket Veto

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President could return the bill to a proper agent of the House of origin for consideration when that body convened. After noting that Congress had never authorized an agent to receive bills during adjournment, the Court further opined that delivery of the bill to such officer or agent, even if authorized by Congress itself, would not comply with the constitutional mandate

Filibuster

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Is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision. (Time: 24 hours and 18 minutes)

Cloture

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A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.

Veto Override

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Congress can override a veto by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate. (Usually an act is passed with a simple majority.) This check prevents the President from blocking an act when significant support for it exists.

Standing Committees

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A permanent committee that meets regularly.

Select Committees

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Were originally established by the Senate for a limited time period to perform a particular study or investigation. These committees might be given or denied authority to report legislation to the Senate.

Joint Committees

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committee whose members are from two or more different organizations, or from both chambers of a bicameral legislative body (such as the US Congress).

Pigeonholing

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o decide that they belong to a particular class or category, often without considering all their qualities or characteristics.

North Carolina General Assembly

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Is the bicameral legislature of the state government of North Carolina.

The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners

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s 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.

Charlotte City Council

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Creates city policies, review and approve the city budget, and more.