gov chapter 5 lesson 1 terms

bicameral legislature

a two-chamber legislature

formulating

to devise or develop

session

meeting

occur

to happen

census

complete count of a population, including a place of residence

reapportionment

process of reassigning representation based on population; after every census

redistrict

to set up new districts after reapportionment is complete

gerrymandering

to draw a district’s boundaries to gain an advantage in elections

trace

to discover by going backward over the evidence

at-large

as a whole; for example, statewide

censure

a vote of formal disapproval of a members actions

incumbent

elected official who is already in office

constituent

a voting member of a community who elected officials represent

delegated

powers held by the national government

enumerated

written in the constitution

reserved

powers held by the states

concurrent

powers held by both the national government and states

implied

not explicitly written but implied in the elastic clause

elastic clause

grants congress the power to pass laws that are needed (“necessary and proper”)

judicial review

review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act