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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.