Timeline by Pyka Elphage

Congress

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A formal meeting in which representatives or experts discuss important matters, make decisions, laws, ect.

House of Representatives

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The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. It's made up of 435 members based off population.

President Pro Tempore

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A high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president.

Speaker of the House

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The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House Speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution.

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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Apportionment is the process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions, such as states or parties, entitled to representation. This page presents the general principles and issues related to apportionment.

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.

Gerrymandering

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To manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.

Legislation

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

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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The enumerated powers (also called expressed powers, explicit powers or delegated powers) of the United States Congress are the powers granted to the federal government of the United States by the United States Constitution.

Implied Powers

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In the United States, implied powers are powers that, although not directly stated in the Constitution, are implied to be available based on previously stated powers.

Bill

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A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to substantially alter an existing law.A bill does not become law until it has been passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive.

Veto

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A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law.

Pocket Veto

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NO PIC: If Congress approves a bill and sends it to the President, then adjourns before the ten days elapse, the President cannot return the bill to the originating Chamber after adjournment. In those circumstances, the President can prevent the bill from becoming law simply by declining to sign it, sometimes called a pocket veto. If the President blocks legislation by pocket veto, Congress cannot later override the veto—instead, the legislature must reintroduce the bill and enact it again.

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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(in a legislative assembly) A procedure for ending a debate and taking 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 panels identified in Chamber rules, which also list the jurisdiction of each committee. Because they have legislative jurisdiction, standing committees consider bills and issues and recommend measures for consideration by the House.

Select committees

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A small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose.

Joint committees

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A joint committee is a committee made up of members of the two chambers of a bicameral legislature. In other contexts, it refers to a committee with members from more than one organization

Pigeonholing

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A bill it deems unwise or unnecessary, which kills the bill or stops its progress. If the bill is not tabled, it will be sent either to a subcommittee for intensive study, or reported back to the House Floor.

North Carolina General Assembly (House, Senate)

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The North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) is made of two bodies or houses; the Senate, which has 50 members; and the House of Representatives, which consists of 120 members. Each legislator represents either a Senatorial District or a House District.

Mecklenburg County Commission

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The governing body of Mecklenburg County. The Board consists of nine commissioners - six representing districts and three elected at-large - that are elected in November of even-numbered years.

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.