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WorksheetsCivics Today Vocabulary Chapter 6
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Congressional members are allowed to send job related mail for free
Bicameral
Franking Privilege
Majority Party
A person in a congressional district
Seniority
Lobbyist
Constituent
The population count of the US is called the
Census
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ex Post Facto Law
To impeach means
you can't pass a law after the fact
bring formal charges against an elected offical
to remove an official from office
court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court/magistrate
bill of attainder
writ of habeas corpusq
ex post facto law
A standing committee is a
temporary one
special
permanent
Expressed powers are specific to
Congress
Federal Govt.
State
A _____________ legislature consists of 2 houses
unicameral
lobbyist
bicameral
Powers that are not denied NOR explicity stated are
federal
expressed
implied
A government project that primarily benefits a home district is callled a
Pork barrel project
Franking privilege
Veto
The Seniority system is based on
years of service in Congress
how old you are
the filibuster
An oddly shaped congressional district that benefits one party over another is known as a
filibuster
cloture
gerrymander
A _______________ is a law that allows a person to be punished without a trial.
cloture
bill of attainder
ex post facto
The president has the power to _______ a bill which basically means to refuse that bill.
pocket veto
impeach
veto
This give Congress the power to pass all laws 'necessary and proper'
Census
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Elastic Clause
A ______ is a representative of an interest group who contact congressmen about the agenda of their groups.
Constituent
Lobbyist
Filibuster
If Congress is not in session, the President has the option of ignoring a bill or not doing anything with it so that is will not become law- this is known as a ____________
veto
pocket veto
cloture
The Senate can use the _________________ which is a tactic for defeating or delaying a bill's vote by 'talking it to death'.
cloture
filibuster
franking privilege
Congress cannot pass an _______________ law which makes an action a crime after it has been committed.
bill of attainder
pork barrel project
ex post facto
The filibuster can be stopped only by ________ which is a vote to limit debate.
census
cloture
implied power
