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Legislative Branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Act | A law |
| Veto | A refusal to sign a bill |
| Bicameral Legislature | Law making body consisting of two houses |
| Gerrymandering | The process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party |
| Sessions | Meetings of Congress |
| President Pro Tempore | The official who presides over the Senate in the vice president's absence |
| Whip | Counts votes,encourage party loyalty, And ensure that the party's members are present for important votes |
| Speaker of the House | The presiding officer of the House of Representatives |
| Impeach | To charge a government official with misconduct |
| Treason | An act that betrays and endangers one's country |
| Name the two houses | Senate and House of Representatives |
| Senate members are called? | Senators |
| House of Representatives members are called? | Representatives |
| The Senate has how many members? | 100 |
| The House of Representatives? | 435 |
| Total people in Congress | 535 |
| Legislative Powers | Powers given to congress to create laws |
| Non-legislative Powers | Powers given to Congress |
| Denied Powers | Powers Congress does not have |