Unit 3 IDs padlet by Rafael Maldonado

Congress

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Congress is a bicameral legislature divided into two equal institutions: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Each state sends elected representatives and senators to Congress.

House of representatives

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As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress's two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government's legislative branch.

President Pro Tempore

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The current president pro tempore is Patty Murray of Washington, who assumed office on January 3, 2023, at the start of the 118th Congress.

Speaker of the House

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Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) is elected Speaker of the House. Discover how Congress makes laws, schedule a school tour, & more. Your member's website and contact form are available around the clock. Identify your member and let your opinion be heard.

Census

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

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.

Redistricting

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Gerrymandering

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In representative electoral systems, gerrymandering (/ˈdʒɛriˌmændərɪŋ/, originally /ˈɡɛriˌmændərɪŋ/) 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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Legislation refers to the preparation and enactment of laws by a legislative body through its lawmaking process.

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 powers granted to the federal government of the United States by 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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An amount of money owed for goods supplied or services rendered, set out in a printed or written statement of charges.

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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Normally if a president does not sign a bill, it becomes law after ten days as if he had signed it. A pocket veto occurs when a bill fails to become law because the president does not sign it within the ten-day period and cannot return the bill to Congress because Congress is no longer in session.

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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The closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for 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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Permanent bodies with specific responsibilities and jurisdictions that are defined in the Senate's rules.

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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To unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to a particular group, having only a particular skill, etc.

North Carolina General Assembly (House, Senate)

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The Legislative Branch makes laws for North Carolina. It is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which together are known as the General Assembly. The Legislature meets biennially and all members are elected for two-year terms.

Mecklenburg County Commission

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The governing body of Mecklenburg County.

Charlotte City Council

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

Reapportionment

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The process or result of making a new proportionate division or distribution of something.