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Legislative Vocab

Social Studies Legislative Branch Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Constituents People in congressional districts
Join Sessions Senators and Representatives meet together to hear the Presidents State of the Union Address
Standing Commitee Permanent Committee that specializes in a particular topic
Bill Proposed law
President Pro-Tempore President of the Senate for the time being, when the Vice President is absent
Speaker of the House Leader of the House of Representatives
Conference Comittee Join committee that helps members of the Senate and Representatives work together
Vice President Person votes in Senate in case of a tie
Majority Party A Party with most members in Congress
Minority Party A Party with fewer members in Congress
Interest Groups Groups of people who work toge3ther for similar interest or goals
Bicameral A two-house legislature
Expressed Powers Powers listed in Article 1 of the Constitution
Expulsion To fore members of Congress to leave because of wrong doing or dishonesty
Appropriations Funds of specific use
Re appropriations Redistribution of legislative seats according to population
Lobbyists People who represent interest groups
Checks and Balances System in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other two branches
Fill Buster Freedom by senators to kill a bill by continuously talking
Cloture Limits a senator to debate no more than an hour
Census A process for counting a nation's population
Implied Powers A power not expressly named in the constitution
Legislative Branch Branch of government that makes the laws
Impeach To accuse an official of wrong doing.
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