Civics Ch. 6 Voc
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gauthierc on November 1, 2011
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SJA Class of 2015 Freshman, Class of 2015 Honors Kiddos
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 strict construction | believe that the constitution should be interpreted narrowly |
| loose construction | interpret the constitution more broadly |
| tax-and-spend | because of these powers, congress has a great deal of control over the nations policies |
| appropriations bill | in order to pay for programs congress passes these, they are requests to fund programs and usually come from the president |
| commerce | the buying and selling of goods and services |
| copyright | these protect the rights to their works of writers, artists, and composers for a period of time |
| patent | enable inventors to control how their inventions are manufactured and sold. |
| inherent power | these powers are not directly stated in the constitution; belong to the government |
| legislative oversight | two inherent powers that belong to congress: to investigate issues and topics that are viewed as important, to oversee how laws are carried out |
| standing committee | permanent committee, house has 19 senate has 18 |
| subcommittees | small working groups of members of the standing committees, each deals with a larger committee's work. |
| seniority system | the chair is usually the person from the majority party who has been on the committee the longest, what is this known as? |
| select committee | also known as special committees, are temporary, set up to study one topic or issue and report on it to the house or the senate |
| joint committee | are made up of members of both houses, may be permanent or temporarary |
| conference committees | temporary and made up of both houses. they work out differences in House and Senate versions of the bill. |
| subpoena | to question a witness, congressional committees have this power |
| perjury | if a witness is caught lying under oath they are charged with this |
| immunity | when a witness is not charged with any crime that he or she testifies about committing. |
| contempt | if a witness refuses to testify if they know information, they are charged with this |
| federal beaureaucracy | includes everyone who works for the government, including nonelected employees. |
| power of the purse | congress uses this power by adding money for certain programs, cutting spendi.ng on others, or ending funding for some programs completely |
| staff members | they do much of the work gathering and reviewing inforation and writing reports for committee members |
| impoundment | the refusal of the president to spend money that congress set aside for a program |
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