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legislative branch

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The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws.

Congress

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The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body

House of representatives

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The House of Representatives consists of 120 members who serve a term of two years.

president pro tempore

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The current president pro tempore is Chuck Grassley of Iowa, who assumed office on January 3, 2025, at the start of the 119th Congress. In 2001, the honorary title of president pro tempore emeritus was created, and it has been given to a senator of the minority party who has previously served as president pro tempore.

census

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Census provides an entire spectrum of tools to help everyone transform, govern, and activate standardized datasets anytime, anywhere.

Reapportionment

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the process or result of making a new proportionate division or distribution of something

Redistricting

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Redistricting is the way we change the districts that determine who represents us.

Gerrymandering

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Gerrymandering is the drawing of political or electoral districts for the purpose of making it easier for an incumbent party to remain in power.

Reserved powers

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those that are not specifically granted to the national government in the Constitution and are therefore reserved to the states.

Delegated/Enumerated/ Expressed powers

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the specific powers explicitly granted to the federal government by the Constitution, often listed in Article I, Section 8, and are considered to be the powers directly stated and not implied

Legislation

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