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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
passageForbidden 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.