Timeline of Vocabulary: Unit 3 ID's by Nhi Phan

Congress

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A formal type of meeting between delegates used for discussion and action

House of Representatives

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The house that makes and passes federal laws. Contains two chambers (representatives and senates).

President Pro Tempore

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The most high ranking senator of the majority party that presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president

Speaker of The House

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The presiding officer of the U.S House of Representatives

Census

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A census counts the population of a state

Reapportionment

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

Redistricting

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The process of drawing electoral district boundaries, takes place in the United States following the completion of each decennial census, to account for population shifts

Gerrymandering

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To practice of dividing or arranging a territorial unit into election districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage in elections

Legislation

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A person who makes laws; a member of a legislative body

Reserved Powers

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A political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority

Delegated Powers

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The powers granted to the national government under the United States Constitution

Implied Powers

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political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution

Bill

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

Veto

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The power of a chief executive to block or complicate passage of a legislative bill by refusing to sign it into law

Pocket Veto

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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 loosely defined term for action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question

Cloture

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The closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for a vote

Veto Override

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Congress is able to override a veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers

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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A small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose

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

Pigeonholing

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To 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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Mecklenburg County Commission

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The governing body of the Mecklenburg County

Charlotte City Council

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A council that create the city's policies, review and approve the city budget, etc.