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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
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