Legislative Branch

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Legislative Branch

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bicameral
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A legislative body composed of two chambers
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census
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Official count of the population of the United
States done every 10 years
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concurrent powers
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Powers that both the national government and the
states have
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delegated powers
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Powers expressly granted to the national
government by the Constitution.
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elastic clause
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The clause in Article I, Section 8 of the
Constitution that gives Congress the right to
make all laws, "necessary and proper" to carry
out the powers expressed in the other clauses in
Article I
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entitlements
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Government programs designed to help elderly, ill
and unemployed citizens
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ex post facto laws
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A law applied to an act committed before the
law's passage
Forbidden by the Constitution
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filibuster
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The use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a
bill in the Senate
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General Assembly
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The state legislative body in the state of
Maryland consisting of the Senate and the House
of Delegates
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geographic characteristics
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Physical and human characteristics of a place or
region.
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Gerrymandering
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The dividing of a geographic area into an
electoral district to give an unfair advantage to
a party or group.
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Implied powers
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Magna Carta
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A document drawn up by English nobles in 1215
that spelled out certain rights and limited the
King's power.
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public policy
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Government responses to public issues all of the
goals a government sets
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ratification
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Formal approval final consent to the
effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional
amendment, or treaty.
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reapportionment
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Redistribution of political representation of the
basis of population changes, usually after a
census
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redistricting
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To set up new district lines after
reapportionment is complete
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regions
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An area with one or more common characteristics
of features, which give it a measure of
homogeneity and make it different from
surrounding areas.
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Reserved powers
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Those powers that the Constitution does not grant
to the national government and does not, at the
same time, deny to the states.
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Smart growth
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Government policy in Maryland to address the
issues of urban sprawl, urban decay and
environmental concerns such as the health of the
Chesapeake Bay.
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tax
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Mandatory payment to the government
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urban sprawl
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Sprawl is the spreading out of a city and its
suburbs over more and more rural land at the
periphery of an urban area.