Vocab

Question 1

Bicameral legislator 

Answer 1

lawmaking body 

Question 2

apportioned 

Answer 2

distributed

Question 3

gerrymandering 

Answer 3

practice of drawing district lines, that favor of particular political party 

Question 4

immunity 

Answer 4

legal protection 

Question 5

Expulsion

Answer 5

A person must give up his/her seat in Congress

Question 6

censure

Answer 6

formal disapproval of a members actions

Question 7

sessions

Answer 7

congress divided 2 sessions January 3 

Question 8

caucuses

Answer 8

republican members of each House choose their own leaders

Question 9

President pro temp ore

Answer 9

A senator, member of majority party preside over the Senate when the VP is not there 

Question 10

whip

Answer 10

legislator to keep the people in check

Question 11

speaker of the house

Answer 11

officer of the house of representatives

Question 12

implied powers

Answer 12

power that are not stated in the constitution

Question 13

elastic clause

Answer 13

statement in the constitution

Question 14

impeach

Answer 14

to accuse a public official of a crime

Question 15

treason

Answer 15

act of betraying your country

Question 16

bill

Answer 16

a proposed law

Question 17

appropriation bill

Answer 17

bill with money

Question 18

act

Answer 18

precise of legislation passed by congress

Question 19

filibuster

Answer 19

someone goes into a foreign country without permission and tries to make a political change 

Question 20

cloture

Answer 20

closing debate causing an immediate vote 

Question 21

veto

Answer 21

to cancel

Question 22

pocket veto 

Answer 22

10 days without the presidents signature on a bill