Constitutional Principles
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Vocabulary
The House
The Senate
100
Division of power between the states and the federal government
What is federalism?
100
A smaller group of representatives who meet to look at and make recommendations on proposed bills
What is a committee?
100
The people in a representative's district
What are constituents?
100
435
What is the number of representatives in the House?
100
100
What is the number of representatives in the Senate?
200
Legislative, judicial, executive
What are the three branches of government/seperation of powers?
200

This temporary committee works to resolve problems of interest groups, matters of great public concern, and overlooked problems.


What is a select committee?

200
A representative who is already in Congress and running for re-election
What is an incumbent?
200
Two years
What is the term length for representatives?
200
Six years
What is the term length for Senators?
300
An example of this would be Congress overriding a presidential veto with a 2/3rds vote
What is checks and balances?
300
Changes to a bill
What are amendments?
300

This is when a person is served with a legal order to appear in court or produce requested documents.

What is a subpoena?

300

The leader of the House

What is the Speaker of the House?

300

The leader of the Senate (officially)?

What is the Vice President?

400
Powers to declare war, coin money, regulate interstate commerce, etc.
What are the enumerated powers/powers given to Congress and not the states?
400
The President rejecting a bill
What is a veto?
400

To lie under oath.


What is perjury?

400

The amount of seats in the House of Representatives is based on this.


What is population?

400
A tactic to delay a vote on a bill that can only be used in the Senate
What is filibustering?
500
Two-house legislature
What is a bicameral legislature?
500
Members of both houses work out differences between their versions of a bill
What is a conference committee?
500
Advocating in Congress on behalf of a special interest group
What is lobbying?
500

A type of bill that must be initiated in the House

What are revenue bills?

500

The Party in current control of the Senate.

What is the Republican Party

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