Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Vocabulary 8
The Legislative Branch Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constituents | a member of the House Representatives. |
| bill | a proposed law. |
| interest groups | groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals. |
| lobbyists | people who represent interest groups |
| congressional district | the area that a member of the House Represents |
| budget | a plan for raising and spending money. |
| bill of attainder | a law that convicts a person of a crime without trial. |
| Speaker of the House | the presiding officer of the House of Representatives. |
| President Pro Tempore | an officer who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent/ |
| floor leaders | chief officers of the majority and minority parties in each house who guide the bills that their party supports through congress. |
| pocket veto | a way in which the president can veto a bill by pocketing or keeping and not signed. |
| filibuster | the use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill in the Senate. |
| cloture | agreement by 3/5's of the members of the Senate to end the debate on a bill and allow a vote on it. |
Created by:
hsdragon
Popular American Government sets