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5.1 & 5.2 Vocab
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Civics
8th Grade
02/02/2012

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apportion
Definition
to distribute, as in the seats in the house of reps.
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gerrymandering
Definition
the process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party
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term limits
Definition
laws that limit the number of terms elected officals can serve
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franking priveledge
Definition
right to mail official letters with no charge
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immunity
Definition
legal protection
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explusion
Definition
removal of a memember of a congress for serious misconduct
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censure
Definition
formal disapproval of the actions of a memember of a congress by other members
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session
Definition
a meeting of congress
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caucus
Definition
meeting of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public officials
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majority party
Definition
political party that has more memembers in congress or in state legislature
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minority party
Definition
political party that has less memembers in congress
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Speaker
Definition
the presiding officer of house of reps
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floor leader
Definition
a political party leader of congress who works for passage of bills of party favors
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party whip
Definition
the assistant of the floor leader in each house of congress who tries to persuade party memembers to vote for bills the party supports
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president pro tempore
Definition
the official who precides over the senate in the vice presidents adsence
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bill
Definition
proposed law being considered by a lawmaking body
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committee
Definition
small group in congress formed to consider bills
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standing committee
Definition
a permenant house or senate committee that considers bills in certain areas
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subcommittee
Definition
a division of standing congressional committee that deals with specific issues in area handled by committee as a whole
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select committee
Definition
temporary house of senate committee appointed to deal with an issue not handled by a standing committee
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joint committee
Definition
committee made up of memembers of both house of congress that deal with matters of mutual concern
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conference committee
Definition
temporary congressional committee made up of senators and representatives who try to reach aggreements on different versions of a bill
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