TITLE:
I.
Introductory Lesson:
Connecticut
Government - Where Function meets Crisis
Vocabulary
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bi-partisan - supported by
members of two parties, especially two major political parties.
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caucus – a meeting of the
local members of a political party.
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Connecticut General
Statutes – the collection of state laws that govern Connecticut.
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due process – the
administration of justice according to established rules and principles.
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Ethics Commission advisory
opinion – a formal response from the Commission to persons who are subject to
the Code of Ethics that ask how the Code applies to specific situations.
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executive session – when
the public is excluded from the meeting of a public agency for purposes of
discussing personnel matters, pending litigation, security issues, real estate
deals or disclosure of public records.
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Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) - A law that requires the government to give out certain information
to the public when it receives a written request
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indict – to officially
accuse someone of a crime.
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jurisdiction – the power to
exercise authority over persons and things within a territory.
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Majority Leader – the
leader of the majority party in either the House or the Senate.
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Minority Leader – the
leader of the minority party in either the House or the Senate.
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quash – to make void.
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Select Committee of Inquiry
to Recommend Whether Sufficient Grounds Exist for the House of Representatives
to Impeach Governor John Rowland – a group of ten Representatives assigned by
the House in House Resolution 702. Committee is referred to throughout the
unit as the Select Committee of Inquiry.
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Speaker of the House –
Elected by the Majority party to preside over the session of the House. Sets
the agenda for the party issues and controls which bills are debated on the
floor.
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State Ethics Commission –
in Connecticut, a nine member panel created to administer and enforce the
State's Codes of Ethics.
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subpoena – an order
requiring an individual to testify.