house rules committee
president pro tempore
conference committee
Pork Barrel Projects
standing committee
majority leader
minority leader
reapportionment
gerrymandering
redistricting
constituents
subcommittee
impeachment
filibuster
logrolling
incumbent
lobbyist
earmark
censure
cloture
caucus
census
markup
quorum
bill
veto
An official currently holding office
A person being sued
Powers directly given to the federal government in the Constitution
A group of people who listen to a case and decide whether the person accused is guilty or not
Government charges an elected official (usually the president) with a crime
Written statements that wrongfully damage another's reputation
Person who is employed by a corporation to try to influence policy decisions
Handing out government jobs to people who belong to the winning political party
Judicial use of prior cases as the standard for deciding similar cases
Procedure followed by the states to approve Constitutional amendments
Established by Marbury v Madison
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Group of people sharing a common interest that seeks to influence public policy
Presidential rejection of a bill
Guaranteed by the bill of rights
Lowest level of federal courts
Right to bear arms
Theory that the government is run by a small number of wealthy individuals
Court case that established right to privacy
State legislatures create oddly shaped congressional districts that favor the party in power
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LEGISLATURE
MASSTRANSIT
CASEWORKER
CONCURRENT
FILIBUSTER
LOGROLLING
ORDINANCES
PORKBARREL
REDISTRICT
BICAMERAL
COMMITTEE
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CASEWORK
GOVERNOR
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SUBPOENA
CENSURE
CLOTURE
COUNCIL
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STAFF
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Special interest Group
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Pork Barrel Project
Franking Privilege
Standing Committee
Ex Post Facto Law
Bill of Attainder
Joint Resolution
Expressed Powers
Majoryity Party
Roll call vote
Elastic Clause
Implied Powers
Minority Party
Standing Vote
pocket vote
Gerrymander
Constituent
Voice Vote
Filibuster
Seniority
Bicameral
Casework
Lobbyist
Cloture
Impeach
Census
special-interest group
writ of habeas corpus
pork-barrel project
franking privilege
standing committee
ex post facto law
bill of attainder
joint resolution
expressed powers
roll-call vote
elastic clause
implied powers
minority party
majority party
standing vote
pocket veto
gerrymander
constituent
voice vote
filibuster
seniority
bicameral
casework
lobbyist
cloture
impeach
census
veto
president pro tempore
interstate commerce
majority leader
reapportionment
representative
appropriation
third party
pork-barrel
pocket veto
impoundment
impeachment
gerrymander
republican
redistrict
filibuster
incumbent
bicameral
democrat
congress
at-large
lobbyist
session
senate
census
quorom
caucus
rider
veto
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writ of habeas corpus
franking privilege
standing committee
joint resolution (
ex post facto law
bill of attainder
expressed powers
elastic clause
implied powers
minority party
majority party
roll-call vote
standing vote
gerrymander
constituent
pocket veto
voice vote
filibuster
seniority
bicameral
casework
lobbyist
impeach
cloture
census
veto
gerrymandering
appropriate
Legislative
protempore
bipartisan
logrolling
Filibuster
incumbent
apportion
amendment
Bicameral
casework
Franking
Speaker
midterm
cloture
Adjourn
Capitol
select
caucus
Quorum
Senate
rider
House
Bill
Whip
tax
expressed powers
constituents
fillibuster
gerrymander
independent
legislature
interstate
redistrict
republican
bicameral
committee
incumbent
seniority
commerce
contempt
democrat
immunity
majority
subpoena
censure
impeach
perjury
session
census
qourum
whips
bill
term
veto
vote
Census
re-apportionment
Gerrymandering
Racial gerrymandering
Term limits
Constituents
Casework
Pork barrel
Filibuster
Cloture vote
Trustee
Delegate
Franking privilege
Veto
Markup session