Chapter 5 Social Studies

Question 1

Bicameral Legislature

Answer 1

A Lawmaking body of two houses

Question 2

Apportioned

Answer 2

distributed

Question 3

Gerrymandering

Answer 3

The practice of drawing district lines that favor a particular political party, politicians, or group of people

Question 4

Immunity

Answer 4

Legal Protection

Question 5

censure

Answer 5

formal dissaproval of a member’s actions

Question 6

Expulsion

Answer 6

Giving up their seat in congress

Question 7

sessions

Answer 7

each term of congress

Question 8

President Pro Tempore

Answer 8

The Vice president’s replacement for the time being

Question 9

Caucuses

Answer 9

private meetings

Question 10

whip

Answer 10

a person who counts votes, encourage party loyalty, and ensures the party’s members are present for important votes.

Question 11

Speaker of the House

Answer 11

A member of the majority party and the most powerful officer in the house

Question 12

Implied Powers

Answer 12

necessary and proper laws made by congress

Question 13

Elastic Clause

Answer 13

another name for the necessary and proper clause

Question 14

Impeach

Answer 14

to accuse an office holder of misconduct and have them removed if they are found guilty

Question 15

Treason

Answer 15

An act that betrays or endangers one’s country

Question 16

Appropriation Bill

Answer 16

A bill approving spending money

Question 17

Act

Answer 17

Another name for a law

Question 18

Bill

Answer 18

proposed law

Question 19

Pocket Veto

Answer 19

When a bill has not been signed for 10 days

Question 20

Veto

Answer 20

When the president rejects the bill

Question 21

cloture

Answer 21

The Legislative procedure for ending debate in the Senate and taking a vote

Question 22

Filibuster

Answer 22

To prevent the Senator from taking the vote, an official may “talk the bill to death,” this method is called Filibuster