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the upper house of congress, consisting of two representatives from each state
the lower house of congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population
a population count taken by the cenus bureau
a person from a legislators district
a oddly shapped election district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group
in both the house of representative and the senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong
in both the house of representatives and the senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong
years of service, which is used a sa consideration for assigning committee members
powers that the u.s congress has that is specifically listed in the constitution
another name for expressed powers
power that congress has that is not stated explicitly in the consitution
clause in Article 1, section 8 of the constitution that gives the right to make all-laws ''necessary and proper '' to carry out its expressed powers
duty congress holds beside lawmaking
to accuse government officials of misconduct in office
a court order that that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
a law that punishes accused of a crime without a trail or a fair hearing in court
a law that allows a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
the right of senators and representatives to send job-related mail without paying postage
representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem
governement project grant that primarily benefits a congress person's home district or state
a resolution that is passed by both houses of congress
an organization of people with some common interest who try to influence governement decisions
a completely unrelated amendment added to a bill
tactic for defeating a bill in the senate by talking until the bills sponser withdraws it

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