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Vocabulary
Bills & Laws
Senate & House
Congress
100
What is gerrymandering?
A practice that aims to establish a political advantage for a certain party by dividing geographic areas into voting districts
100
What is a bill?
Proposed laws presented to the House or Senate for enactment
100

This chamber has 435 members. 

What are the House of Representatives. 

100
What is Congress' major function?
Their major function is to make laws.
200
What is filibuster?
The tactic to delay or prevent Senate action on a bill
200
Who is the only one that may call a special session?
The President.
200
How is each state represented in the Senate?
Each state is represented equally with two senators each.
200

This title is given to the presiding officer and highest-ranking member of the House of Representatives.

Who is the Speaker of the House?

300

This is a group of people that promotes specific interests or agendas to the public and policymakers.

What is an interest group?

300

This specific gerrymandering tactic involves clustering like-minded voters into a single district.

What is packing?

300

To serve in the Senate, an individual must be at least this age.

What is 30?

300

This member of the Executive Branch serves as the "Speaker of the Senate" and may vote to break a tie.

Who is the Vice President?

400
What is a bicameral legislature?
It is a legislature made up of two houses.
400

This tactic involves dispersing like-minded voters across many districts to dilute their voting power.

What is cracking?

400

This Article of the Constitution details the structure and powers of the Legislative Branch.

What is Article 1?

400

This is the specific term for a regular period of time during which Congress conducts its business.

What is a session?

500

This person is hired to influence politicians or public officials on specific issues.

What is a lobbyist?

500

This 1965 legislation is one of the few pieces of federal law that helps limit the effects of gerrymandering.

What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

500

This chamber is responsible for initiating revenue bills and controlling tax policy.

What is the House of Representatives?

500

This house of Congress has the sole power to impeach a president.

What is the House of Representatives?