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| Distribute, as in seats in a legislative body. |
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| Redistribute as in seats in a legislative body |
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| Term and Qualifications for the House of Rep. |
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it is a 2 yr term must be 25 live in the state you represent 7 year citizen. |
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| Qualifications and Terms for the Senate |
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must be 30 yrs old live in state you represent 9-year citizen Terms are for 6 years. |
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| The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group. |
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| various tactics aimed at defeating a bill in a legislative body by preventing a final vote; associated with U.S. senate. |
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| Chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally “I forbid” |
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| 2/3 from congress it can become a law |
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| set up for a specific purpose limited formed to investigate |
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| Members of both houses mostly permanent routine duties investigate and issue reports |
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| Temporary irons out differences in the bill and produces a compromise bill for both houses to agree. |
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| A tax that must be paid by the person on whom it is levied. |
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| a tax levied on one party but passed on to another for payment. |
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| The exclusive, legal right of a person to reproduce, publishes, and sells his or her own literary, musical, or artistic creations. |
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| Any kind of money that a creditor must, by law, accept in payments for debts. |
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| A license issued to an inventor granting the exclusive right to manufacture, use, or sell his or her invention for a limited period of time. |
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| Power if a government to take private property for public use. |
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| The legal proceeding by which a bankrupt person’s assets are distributed among those to whom he or she owes debts. |
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| The legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another. |
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| Necessary and Proper Clause |
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| Constitutional clause that gives Congress the power to make all laws “necessary and proper” for executing its powers. |
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| The presiding officer of the House of Representatives, chosen by and from the majority party in the House. |
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| The presiding officer of a senate, in Congress, the Vice President of the United States; in a state’s legislature, either the lieutenant governor or Senate. |
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| Electoral Duties of the House |
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| The house decides a presidential election if no candidate wins majority vote of electoral votes |
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| To bring formal charges against a public official, the House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach civil officers of the United States. (Ex. Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson). |
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