Unit 3 IDs by Piper Young

Congress

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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.

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. Together, they comprise the national bicameral legislature of the United States.

President Pro Tempore

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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.

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 or House Speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution.

Census

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a usually complete count of a population (as of a state)

Reapportionment

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Apportionment is the process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions, such as states or parties, entitled to representation.

Redistricting

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

Gerrymandering

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In representative electoral systems, gerrymandering is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency.

Legislation

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the preparation and enactment of laws by a legislative body through its lawmaking process.

Reserved powers

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powers that are not given to the federal government by the Constitution, but are instead reserved for the states or the people.

Elegated/Enumerated/ Expressed powers

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the powers granted to the federal government of the United States by the Constitution.

Implied Powers

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powers that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution, but are suggested to be applicable based on previously stated powers. They are necessary to carry out powers that are explicitly stated in the Constitution.

Bill

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A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law.

Veto

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the power to prohibit or reject something, especially a bill or law

Pocket veto

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Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.

Filibuster

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A filibuster 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.

Cloture

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Cloture, closure or, informally, a guillotine, is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end.

Veto override

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A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law.

Standing committees

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permanent panels identified in Chamber rules, which also list the jurisdiction of each committee.

Select committees

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temporary committees created with a timeline to complete a specific task, like investigating government activity.

Joint committees

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a 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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An example of pigeonholing in everyday conversation occurs when a person making an apolitical or barely political comment is assumed to have a certain political belief, without ascertaining their political stance.

North Carolina General Assembly

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The North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) is made of two bodies or houses; the Senate, which has 50 members; and the House of Representatives, which consists of 120 members. Each legislator represents either a Senatorial District or a House District.

Mecklenburg County Commission

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the governing body of Mecklenburg County.

Charlotte City Council

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the legislative body of the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, and is made up of the mayor and 11 council members.