Civics Chapter 5 Vocabulary

Census

• to accuse

• population count

Constituent

• a person from a legislators district

• duty Congress holds besides lawmakers

Minority Party

• the political party with less than 1/2 of the members belong

• another name for expressed powers

gerrymander

• powers that Congress has

• an oddly shaped election district designed to increase voting strength of a particular group

Years of service, which is used as a consideration for assigning committee members

• Majority

• seniority

Powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution

• expressed powers

• casework

enumerated power

• Principal of VMS

• another name for expressed powers

powers not stated directly in the Constitution , but can be understood to be granted

• implied powers

• franking privilege

elastic clause

• gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out its expressed powers

• a court order

impeach

• to accuse government officials of misconduct in office

• the work that lawmakers make for their constituents