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Member of congress, the Glossary

A member of congress (MOC), also known as a congressman or congresswoman, is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature.^[1]

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Article One of the United States Constitution

Article One of the Constitution of the United States establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, the United States Congress. Member of congress and Article One of the United States Constitution are legislative branch of the United States government.

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Bicameralism

Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature.

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Congress

A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups.

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Congress of the Philippines

The Congress of the Philippines (Kongreso ng Pilipinas) is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines.

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Congressional district

Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional body.

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Constitution of the United States

The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States.

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Direct election

Direct election is a system of choosing political officeholders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the persons or political party that they wanted to see elected.

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Enumerated powers (United States)

The enumerated powers (also called expressed powers, explicit powers or delegated powers) of the United States Congress are the powers granted to the federal government of the United States by the United States Constitution.

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Federalism

Federalism is a mode of government that combines a general government (the central or federal government) with regional governments (provincial, state, cantonal, territorial, or other sub-unit governments) in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.

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House of Representatives of the Philippines

The House of Representatives of the Philippines (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas; Kamara from the Spanish word cámara, meaning "chamber") is the lower house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the Senate of the Philippines as the upper house.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city.

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List of current United States senators

The United States Senate consists of 100 members, two from each of the 50 states.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. Member of congress and member of parliament are Legislators and parliamentary titles.

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Necessary and Proper Clause

The Necessary and Proper Clause, also known as the Elastic Clause, is a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: Since the landmark decision McCulloch v. Maryland, the US Supreme Court has ruled that this clause grants implied powers to US Congress in addition to its enumerated powers.

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Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives

Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, who do not have a right to vote on legislation in the full House but nevertheless have floor privileges and are able to participate in certain other House functions.

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Parliamentary system

A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a system of democratic government where the head of government (who may also be the head of state) derives their democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of the legislature, typically a parliament, to which they are accountable.

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Political representation

Political representation is the activity of making citizens "present" in public policy-making processes when political actors act in the best interest of citizens according to Hanna Pitkin's Concept of Representation (1967).

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Senate of the Philippines

The Senate of the Philippines (Senado ng Pilipinas) is the upper house of Congress, the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, with the House of Representatives as the lower house.

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Seniority in the United States House of Representatives

This is a complete list of current members of the United States House of Representatives based on seniority.

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Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state.

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Shadow congressperson

The posts of shadow United States senator and shadow United States representative are held by elected or appointed government officials from subnational polities of the United States that lack congressional vote. Member of congress and shadow congressperson are legislative branch of the United States government.

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Staggered elections

Staggered elections are elections where only some of the places in an elected body are up for election at the same time.

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State legislature (United States)

In the United States, the state legislature is the legislative branch in each of the 50 U.S. states.

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Term of office

A term of office, electoral term, or parliamentary term is the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States census

The United States census (plural censuses or census) is a census that is legally mandated by the Constitution of the United States.

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United States Congress

The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. Member of congress and United States Congress are legislative branch of the United States government.

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United States congressional apportionment

United States congressional apportionment is the process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are distributed among the 50 states according to the most recent decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Member of congress and United States House of Representatives are legislative branch of the United States government.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Member of congress and United States Senate are legislative branch of the United States government.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_congress

Also known as Congress-Men, Congresscritter, Congressional Representative, Congresslady, Congressman, Congressmen, Congresspeople, Congressperson, Congresspersons, Congresswoman, Members of Congress.