Chapter 5 Civics Vocabulary Flashcards

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Act

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A law

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Apportioned

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To be distributed, as in the House of representatives

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Appropriation Bill

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A bill approving the spending of extra public money.

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Bills

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Proposed laws

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Bill of Attainder

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Law that sentences a person to prison sentence without a trial.

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Caucuses

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Meeting's of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office.

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Censure

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Formal disapproval of the actions of a member of Congress by the other members.

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Cloture

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Limit on the debate of a bill in the Senate

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committees

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Small groups in Congress formed to consider bills

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Conference Committee

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Temporary congressional committees made up of senators and representatives who try to reach an agreement on different versions of a bill.