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| IN BOTH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE IT IS THE POLITICAL PARTY TO WHICHMORE THAN HALF THE THE MEMBERS BELONG |
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| IN BOTH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE IT IS THE POLITICAL PARTY TO WHICH FEWER THAN HALF THE MEMBERS BELONG |
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| TO ACCUSE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OF MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE |
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| GOVERNMENT PROJECTS AND GRANTS, THAT PRIMARALY BENEFIT THE HOME ISTRICT OR STATE |
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| A RESOLUTION THAT IS PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS |
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| A COMPLETELY UNRELATED AMENDMENT TACKED ON TO A BILL |
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| A TACTIC FOR DEFEATING A BILL IN THE SENATE BY TALKING UNTIL THE BILLS SPONSOR WITHDRAWS IT |
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| A PROCEDURE USED IN THE SENATE TO LIMIT DEBATE ON A BILL |
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| A VOTING METHOD IN WHICH THOSE FAVORS SAY "YEA" AND THOSE WHO OPPOSED SAY "NAY" |
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| A VOTING METHOD IN WHICH MEMBERS VOICE THEIR VOTES |
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| TWO HOUSE, AS IN A LEGISLATURE WITH TWO HOUSES |
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| A PAPER THAT REQUIRES THE POLICE TOBRING YOU TO COURT |
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| PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT INTEREST GROUPS |
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| THE POWER OF THE PRESIDENTTO BLOCK A LAW PASSED BY CONGRESS |
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| THE ABILITY TO SEND MAIL FOR FREE OR FREE POSTAL SERVICE |
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| A LAW THAT WOULD ALLOW A PERSON TO BE PUNISHED FOR AN ACTION THAT WAS NOT AGAINST THE LAW WHEN IT WAS COMMITTED |
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| THE WORK OF INVETIGATION, ADVISED SUPERVISION, ETC...., BY SOCIAL WORKERS OR LIKE IN CASES HANDLED BY THEM |
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| A LAW THAT CONVICTS A PERSON OF A CRIME WITHOUT A TRIAL |
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| A WAY WHICH THE WAY THE PRESIDENT CAN VETO A BILL BY POCKETING OR KEEPING AND NOT SIGNING THE BILL FOR TEN DAYS DURING WHICH CONGRESS ENDS IT'S SESSION |
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| AN OFFICAL COUNT OF THE POPULATION MADE EVERY TEN YEARS TO FIND OUT HOW MANY REPRESENTATIVES EACH STATE SHOULD HAVE AND TO FORCAST THE DEMAND ON THE DIFFERENT SERVICES GOVERNMENTS PROVIDE |
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| THE PEOPLE A MEMBER OF CONGRESS REPRESENTS |
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| AND ODLY SHAPED VOTING DISTRICT |
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| PERMENENT COMMITTEES THAT CONTINUE THEIR WORK FROM SESSION TO SESSION IN CONGRESS |
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| YEARS OF SERVICE WHICH IS USED AS A CONSIDERATION FOR SIGNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS |
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| THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| AN OFFICE WHO PRESIDES OVER THE SENATE WHEN THE VICE PRESIDENT IS ABSENT |
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| REGISLATED POWERS OF CONGRESS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE CONSTITUTION ITSELF |
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| POWERS OF CONGRESS NOT ACTUALLY LISTED IN THE CONSTITUTION, BUT IMPLIED BY A POWER THAT IS LISTED |
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| A CLAUSE IN ARTICLE 1 SECTION 8 OF THE CONSTITUION THAT GIVES CONGRESS THE RIGHT TO MAKE ALL LAWS NESSCARY AND PROPER TO CARRY OUT IT'S EXPRESSED POWERS |
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