These
are
Legislative
Branch
definitions.
100
amount of time someone's in a certain position
term
100
draft of a proposed law
bill
100
unable to pay debts
bankruptcy
100
compulsory contribution to state revenue levied by the government on workers' income and business profits or added to cost of some goods, services, and transactions
taxes
100
money owned by the government agency
public debt
200
the powers authorized by a document while not stated, are implied by powers expressly stated
implied powers
200
official holding office
incumbent
200
to act in an obstructive manner in a legislature, especially by speaking at inordinate length
filibuster
200
the powers of Congress specifically listed in the Constitution
expressed powers
200
a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote
cloture
300
to assign; to divide and allocate
apportion
300
a writ ordering a person to attend a court
subpoena
300
to charge someone with doing something wrong, specifically a high government official
impeachment
300
majority party in legislative body
majority rule
300
a rule in Congress by which members have their choice of committee in order of rank solely on length of service
seniority rule
400
the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
400
grants Congress the flexibility to create laws, or otherwise to act where the Constitution does not give it the explicit authority to act
Necessary and Proper Clause
400
a body of voters in a specific area who elect a representative to a legislative body
constinuency
400
meeting of the members of a legislative body
caucus
400
the action of taking something for one's own use,typically without the owner's permission
appropriation
500
when the legislators are divided into two separate assemblies, chambers or houses
bicameral legislature
500
a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions that were committed before the enactment of the law
Ex Post Facto Law
500
allows members of congress to transmit mail under their signature without postage
Franking privilege
500
drawing U.S. electoral district boundaries
redistricting
500
a formal expression of opinion or intention made usually after voting by a formal organization, legislature, or other group
resolution