FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CONGRESS

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT CONGRESS

VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: two-part/two houses

Answer:

bicameral

Question 2: a law that punishes a person without a trial by jury

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bill of attainder Question 3: Congressional powers that are listed in the Constiution. EX: Declare War

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expressed powers Question 4: a government project or grant that primarily benefits a particular home district or state

Answer:

pork-barrel project

Question 5: an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group

Answer:

gerrymander

Question 6: laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed

Answer:

ex post facto laws

Question 7: years of service

Answer:

seniority

Question 8: a procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill

Answer:

cloture

Question 9: people represented by members of Congress

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constituents Question 10: person hired by private groups to influence government decision makers

Answer:

lobbyist

Question 11: to accuse officials of misconduct in office

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impeach Question 12: powers created by the Neccesary and Proper or Elastic Clasue that allows Congress to stretch its powers beyond what is specfically mentioned int the Constiution

Answer:

implied powers

Question 13: an organization made up of people with some common interest who try to influence government decision

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special interest group Question 14: help dealing with the federal government that members of Congress provide to the people from their home district

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casework Question 15: the right of members of Congress to send work-related mail without paying postage

Answer:

franking privilege

Question 16: to talk a bill to death

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filibuster Question 17: president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days

Answer:

pocket veto Question 18: a court order that requires the police to bring a prisoner to court and explain why they are holding that person

Answer:

writ of habeas corpus

Question 19: population count taken every ten years

Answer:

census

Question 20: to refuse to sign a bill

Answer:

veto