concurrent
(adjective)
Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
Examples of concurrent in the following topics:
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Concurrent Powers
- Concurrent powers are the powers that are shared by both the State and the federal government, exercised simultaneously.
- Concurrent powers are powers that are shared by both the State and the federal government.
- These concurrent powers including regulating elections, taxing, borrowing money and establishing courts.
- Describe concurrent powers and how they are exercised in the federal system
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The 18th Amendment
- The Congress and the several States shall have concurrent power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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The Supreme Court and the Burden of Proof
- When a justice that voted with the majority writes his or her own opinion, it is called a concurrence.
- You will frequently find opinions that contain several concurrences and dissents.
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The New Deal: Cooperative Federalism and the Growth of the National Government
- It may open both federal and state courts to enforcement of that right, by specifically providing concurrent jurisdiction in the federal courts.
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Civil Rights of People with Disabilities
- The disability rights movement became organized in the 1960s, concurrent with the African-American civil rights movement and feminist movement.
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Bicameralism
- Bicameral legislatures tend to require a concurrent majority to pass legislation.
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Article I
- When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present.
- Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.
- Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
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The Legislative Function
- A Concurrent Resolutions, which affects both House and Senate and thus are not presented to the president for approval later.
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Formal Methods of Amending the Constitution
- Article One provides that "every order, resolution, or vote, to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives. "
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The Cost of Maintaining the Government
- A budget resolution, which is one form of a concurrent resolution, binds Congress, but is not a law, and so does not require the President's signature.