House
Happens after every census. The way each state determines how many representatives they get to send to the House of Representatives.
Apportionment
Equal
Permanent Committees in congress that consider bills and issues and recommend measures for consideration by their respective chambers...
Standing Committee
Powers given to congress that are clearly written in the US Constitution
Expressed powers
A conference of members of a political party where they pick their candidate for office.
Caucus
When the people that control the state government decide to redraw the district lines so their party would have an advantage to get more representation in the House of Representatives.
Gerrymandering
These kind of trials only happen in the Senate and the acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides of the trial and 2/3 vote is needed for conviction
Impeachment Trial
A group within a standing committee that specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility.
Subcommittee
Congress has the power to vote to give an elected official a formal letter of disapproval.
censure
Someone who is currently serving in office but is also running for re-election.
Incumbent
A population count that happens every 10 years in America.
census
These people are appointed by the president but must be confirmed through the Senate.
Supreme Court Justices
Temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and report it's findings to the House or the Senate...
Select Committee
Powers Congress has that are not clearly stated in the US constitution
Implied Powers
Lying while under oath...
Perjury
The House of Representatives has the power to bring these criminal charges against an elected official including the president of the United States...
Impeachment
Only in the Senate can you delay the voting on a bill by talking it to death...
Filibuster
A committee formed with members of both the House and the Senate that act as a study group and report back to congress.
Joint Committee
Another term for the Necessary and Proper Clause that lets congress stretch its delegated powers to cover many other areas
Elastic Clause
A written order for someone to appear before congress to give testimony or provide documents.
Subpoena
The House of Representatives has the power to pick this elected official if no one receives enough electoral votes in an election.
The President of the United States
All of these kind of written agreements with other countries must be approved by the senate with a 2/3 vote.
Treaties
Temporary joint committee set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill.
Conference Committee
How can congress check the power of the President of the United States..?
With a 2/3 vote in both the House and the Senate.
People that members of congress represent.
Constituents
These bills must start in the House of Representatives
Revenue Bills
This the process for ending a debate on a bill in the Senate by placing a time limit on the consideration of the bill
Cloture
DAILY DOUBLE
for 1200...
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump all were Presidents who congress have done to?
Impeached
What Article and Section list the delegated powers to Congress?
Article I Section 8
An official of a political party whose task is to keep discipline among its party members.
Party Whip