Timeline by Duncan McClelland

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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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 Constitution instructs the Senate to choose a president pro tempore to preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. Pro tempore is a Latin term meaning "for the time being,” signaling that the position was originally conceived as a temporary replacement.

Speaker of the House

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The speaker in the United States, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives, outranking the majority leader. However, despite having the right to vote, the speaker usually does not participate in debate and only votes on the most significant bills.

Census

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A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating population information about the members of a given population

Reapportionment

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: an act or result of reapportioning something : the process or result of making a new proportionate division or distribution of something. especially, US law : the reassignment of representatives proportionally among the states in accordance with changes in population distribution.

Redistricting

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Redistricting, 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.

Legislation

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laws, considered collectively.

Implied Powers

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What does implied powers mean? Implied powers are political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution. They're implied to be granted because similar powers have set a precedent. These implied powers are necessary for the function of any given governing body.

Reserved powers

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Reserved powers, residual powers, or residuary powers are the powers that are neither prohibited to be exercised by an organ of government, nor given by law to any other organ of government.

Delegated/Enumerated/ Expressed powers

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These are also sometimes called "enumerated" or "expressed" powers. The delegated powers include the power to coin money, to regulate commerce, to declare war, to raise and maintain armed forces, and to establish a Post Office. In all, the Constitution delegates 27 powers specifically to the federal government.

bill

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a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.

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.

veto

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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

Filibuster

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A filibuster is a political procedure used in legislative bodies, such as the United States Senate, where one or more members prolong debate on proposed legislation to delay or prevent a decision¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵. It involves speaking for hours on end to prevent a vote on a bill, and can only be ended by cloture ⁵.

Cloture

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(in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote:

The first use of cloture in the U.S. Senate occurred in relation to World War I. It was used in 1919 to end a filibuster on the Treaty of Versailles, which included the establishment of the League of Nations.

Veto override

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President John Tyler attempted to commission the construction of a frigate, a type of warship, without congressional approval, which led to the first veto override in U.S. history. A frigate is a medium-sized, fast, and heavily armed vessel used by the navy, typically with sails and multiple cannons.

Standing committees

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a permanent committee that meets regularly.

Select committees

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A select or special committee of the United States Congress is a congressional committee appointed to perform a special function that is beyond the authority or capacity of a standing committee. A select committee is usually created by a resolution that outlines its duties and powers and the procedures for appointing members. Select and special committees are often investigative, rather than legislative, in nature though some select and special committees have the authority to draft and report legislation.

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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Pigeonholing is a process that attempts to classify disparate entities into a limited number of categories (usually, mutually exclusive ones).

The term usually carries connotations of criticism, implying that the classification scheme referred to inadequately reflects the entities being sorted, or that it is based on stereotypes.^[1]

North Carolina General Assembly

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The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the state government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The General Assembly meets in the North Carolina State Legislative Building in Raleigh.

Mecklenburg County Commission

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The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners is the governing body of Mecklenburg County, consisting of nine commissioners - six representing districts and three elected at-large. You can watch BOCC meetings live and view each meeting's agenda.

Charlotte City Council

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The Charlotte City Council is the legislative body of the City of Charlotte and forms part of a council–manager system of government. The Council is made up of eleven members and the Mayor, all elected to two-year terms in odd-numbered years. Four Council Members are elected at-large with the other seven representing districts. Though elected separately, the Mayor presides over City Council meetings. A Mayor Pro Tem is elected by the members of the City Council to preside when the Mayor is absent, and to assume the office of Mayor in an acting capacity should the Mayor no longer be able to do so.^[1]

Charlotte City Council

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Charlotte City Council

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Reapportionment(lost the most)

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New York

Reapportionment (gained the most)

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California

Redistricting(New)

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Redistricting(Old)

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