Wyoming
Federal
Vocab
The Process
100

There are 30 members in this house.

What is the Wyoming State Senate?

100

There are 100 members in this house.

What is the United States Senate?

100

These are people who are represented by specific members of Congress.

Who are Constituents? 

100

This is where a Bill is introduced.

What is the House or the Senate?

200

There are 60 members in this house.

What is the Wyoming House of Representatives?

200

There are 435 members of this house.

What is the United States House of Representatives? 

200

An Example of this would be if a Republican president vetoes a bill that was sponsored by a Democratic senator.

What is Partisan Politics?

200

This is the only place a revenue Bill can be introduced. 

What is the House of Representatives? 

300

It is this person's signature that turns a Bill into a Law on the State level.

Who is the Governor?

300

This Latin word represents they type of legislative system the U.S. has.

What is Bicameral?

300

This is when the government expenditures exceed the incoming revenue.

What is a Deficit?

300

This is where the majority of work on a Bill is done.

What are Committees?

400

This type of Congress consists of part-time Legislators and full time Citizens.

What is a Citizen Legislator?

400

This clause is what lies behind the majority of Congresses implied powers.

What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?

400

This is how the seats in Congress are redistributed after a national census.

What is Reapportionment?

400

Congress has the power to override this with a 2/3 vote.

What is the veto of a Bill?

500

This is the law-making body in Cheyenne.

What is the City Council?

500

This clause allows the federal government to regulate trade.

What is the Commerce Clause?

500

These are individuals who represent special interest groups or corporations.

Who are Lobbyists?

500

This is the duty of the Legislative Branch.

What is to make laws?

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