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Legislative Branch

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The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress.

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.

President Pro Tempore

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a member of the U.S. senate and usually a leader of the majority party who is chosen to serve as presiding officer of the senate in the absence of the vice-president.

Speaker of the house

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The Speaker of the House acts as the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. Every two years, the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives vote on the first day of each new Congress.

Census

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The U.S. census counts every resident in the United States.

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

Redistricting

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Divide or organize (an area) into new political or school districts.

Legislation

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The process of creating laws, or the laws themselves, that are passed by a governing body

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 specific powers explicitly granted to the federal government by the Constitution

Implied Powers

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powers of the government that are not explicitly stated in the Constitution, but are necessary to carry out the Constitution's enumerated powers

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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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.

Filibuster

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an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.

Cloture

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In 1917, with frustration mounting and at the urging of President Woodrow Wilson, senators adopted a rule (Senate Rule 22) that allowed the Senate to invoke cloture and limit debate with a two-thirds majority vote.

Veto override

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A veto override is when Congress overrides a presidential veto and a bill becomes law.

Standing committees

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Standing committees are permanent bodies with specific responsibilities and jurisdictions that are defined in the Senate's rules.

Select committees

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Select committees are usually created by a resolution to conduct investigations or consider measures, usually on a specific topic, and are not renewed on a permanent basis with the notable exception of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Joint committees

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A joint committee is a committee made up of members of the two chambers of a bicameral legislature.

Pigeonholing

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deposit (a document) into a pigeonhole.

3. North Carolina General Assembly (House, Senate)

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made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives

Mecklenburg County Commission

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the governing body for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.

Charlotte City Council

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the legislative body that creates policies and enacts laws for Charlotte, North Carolina