Kamryn stellar padlet by Kamryn Leveille https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln en-us 2024-09-26 17:48:30 UTC 2024-10-01 20:16:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Congress (House of Rep) 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3142794765 A bicameral legislature divided into two equal institutions: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

]]> 2024-09-27 15:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3142794765 Congress (Senate) 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3142798294 A bicameral legislature divided into two equal institutions: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

]]> 2024-09-27 15:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3142798294 House of Representatives 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3142809729 The House has several powers assigned exclusively to it, including the power to initiate revenue bills, impeach federal officials, and elect the President in the case of an Electoral College tie.

]]> 2024-09-27 15:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3142809729 President Pro Tempore 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144564662 The Constitution instructs the Senate to choose a president pro tempore to preside over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. (Current Pro Temp: Patty Murray)

]]> 2024-09-29 15:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144564662 Speaker of the House 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144567753 The Speaker of the House is responsible for administering the oath of office to the Members of the U.S. (Current Speaker: Mike Johnson)

]]> 2024-09-29 16:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144567753 Census 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144570322 This map shows the changes to the number of Congressional seats for each state between apportionment based on the 2010 Census and apportionment based on the 2020 Census.

]]> 2024-09-29 16:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144570322 Reapportionment 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144591234 Congressional apportionment (or reapportionment) is the process of dividing seats for the House among the 50 states following the decennial census.

]]> 2024-09-29 16:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144591234 Reapportionment 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144594120
Congressional apportionment (or reapportionment) is the process of dividing seats for the House among the 50 states following the decennial census.

]]> 2024-09-29 16:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144594120 Redistricting (New Map) 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144599263 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.

]]> 2024-09-29 16:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144599263 Redistricting (Old Map) 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144599531 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.

]]> 2024-09-29 16:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144599531 Gerrymander 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144604330 Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.

]]> 2024-09-29 16:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144604330 Legislation/Legislative 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144607701 Legislation refers to the preparation and enactment of laws by a legislative body through its lawmaking process.

]]> 2024-09-29 16:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144607701 Reserved Powers 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144610356 "Reserved powers" refers to powers that are not specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution. (Reserved to the State)

]]> 2024-09-29 16:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144610356 Federal Powers 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144616631 Delegated: to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you


Enumerated: the act or process of making or stating a list of things one after another


Expressed Powers: the powers of the national government explicitly listed in the Constitution.

]]> 2024-09-29 16:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144616631 Implied Powers 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144618603 Implied powers are political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.

]]> 2024-09-29 16:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144618603 The Bill 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144625117 A bill is a proposal for a new law or a change to an existing law.

]]> 2024-09-29 17:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144625117 Veto 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144628734 The veto allows the President to “check” the legislature by reviewing acts passed by Congress and blocking measures he finds unconstitutional, unjust, or unwise.

]]> 2024-09-29 17:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144628734 Pocket Veto 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144639498 Article I, Section 7, Clause 2: Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. 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.

]]> 2024-09-29 17:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144639498 Filibuster 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144642270 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.

]]> 2024-09-29 17:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144642270 Cloture 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144645929 Cloture is the procedural step of ending debate on a proposal and holding a vote to determine if it will pass

]]> 2024-09-29 17:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144645929 Veto Override 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144651659 Congress can override a veto by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate.

]]> 2024-09-29 17:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144651659 Standing Commitee 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144657459 Standing committees are permanent bodies with specific responsibilities and jurisdictions that are defined in the Senate's rules.

]]> 2024-09-29 17:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144657459 Select committee 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144659661 Select committees are temporary committees created with a timeline to complete a specific task, like investigating government activity.

]]> 2024-09-29 17:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144659661 Joint committees 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144660816 a committee appointed from both houses of a bicameral legislature in order to reach a compromise on their differences concerning a particular issue.

]]> 2024-09-29 17:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144660816 Pigeonholing 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144662947 A committee may stop action, "table or pigeonhole” a bill it deems unwise or unnecessary, which kills the bill or stops its progress

]]> 2024-09-29 17:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144662947 North Carolina General Assembly 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144664718 The General Assembly has 170 elected members, with 120 members of the North Carolina House of Representatives and 50 members of the North Carolina Senate

]]> 2024-09-29 17:51:10 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144664718 Mecklenburg County Commission 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144667584 The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners is the governing body of Mecklenburg County.

]]> 2024-09-29 17:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144667584 Charlotte City Council 6168833544 https://padlet.com/6168833544/z2dorbzy0c0ljsln/wish/3144668857 The Charlotte City Council is the legislative body of the City of Charlotte and forms part of a council–manager system of government.

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