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1. Legislative Branch

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The legislative branch is the part of government that makes laws.

2. House of Representatives

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The House of Representatives is one part of the U.S. Congress that makes laws. It has members from each state based on population.

3. President Pro Tempore

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The President Pro Tempore is a senior member of the U.S. Senate who presides when the Vice President is absent.

4. Speaker of the House

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The Speaker of the House is the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and is responsible for guiding legislation and managing House debates.

5. Census

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A census is an official count of a population, usually done every ten years to gather data about people and households.

6. Reapportionment

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Reapportionment is the process of redistributing seats in the U.S. House of Representatives based on population changes from the census.

7. Redistricting

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Redistricting is the process of redrawing the boundaries of electoral districts, typically after a census, to ensure equal representation based on population changes.

8. Gerrymandering

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Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries in a way that benefits a particular political party or group, often by manipulating the districts to favor certain outcomes

9. Legislation

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

10. Reserved powers

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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

11. Delegated/Enumerated/ Expressed powers

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the power to coin money, to regulate commerce, to declare war, to raise and maintain armed forces, and to establish a Post Office

12. Implied Powers

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those that, while not explicitly stated in the U.S. Constitution, are understood to be necessary for the government to effectively carry out its enumerated (explicitly listed) powers, stemming from the "necessary and proper" clause.

13. Bill

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A bill is a proposed law or change to an existing law that is introduced in a legislature. Bills can be for permanent or temporary, general or special, public or private legislation.

14. Veto

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a bill that a chief executive, like the U.S. President, has prevented from becoming law.

15. Pocket Veto

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an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.

16. Filibuster

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The Senate tradition of unlimited debate has allowed for the use of the filibuster, a loosely defined term for action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question.

17. Cloture

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the procedural step of ending debate on a proposal and holding a vote to determine if it will pass.