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| Question | Answer |
| Bicameral | having two branches or chambers. |
| House of Representatives | lower house of the United States Congress. |
| Constituents | member of a constituency |
| Gerrymander | manipulate the boundaries of so as to favor one party or class |
| Senate | the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress |
| Speaker of House | The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives |
| President pro tempore | a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president. |
| Party Whips | member of parliament who is selected by their parliamentary party |
| Standing committee | a permanent committee that meets regularly. |
| Select Committee | a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose. |
| Joint committee | term that is used to refer to a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature |
| Seniority System | Seniority on a committee is based on length of time serving on that committee |
| Expressed powers | Those powers of Congress specifically listed in the Constitution |
| Implied Powers | are those powers authorized by a document that, while not stated, seem to be implied by powers expressly stated. |
| Elastic Clause | Granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers. |
| Impeach | call into question the integrity or validity of. |
| Bills of attainder | an act of legislature finding a person guilty of treason or felony without trial. |
| Ex post facto laws | with retroactive effect or force. |
| Us Representative Quantifications | be at least twenty-five years old; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years; and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent. |
| Franking privilege | allows Members of Congress to transmit mail matter under their signature without postage. |
| Pork Barrel projects | appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district |
| Us Senator Qualifications | The minimum age requirement to serve as a U.S. senator is 30 years of age. An applicant into the U.S. senate must be a U.S. citizen for nine years prior to applying for the senate. A U.S. senator is required to be an inhabitant of the state in which he or she is elected. |
| Filibuster | an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures. |
| Cloture | motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end |
| Veto | a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body. |
| Pocket Veto | legislative maneuver that allows a president or other official with veto power to exercise that power over a bill by taking no action |
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