Legislative Branch Vocabulary

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Who is the presiding officer of The House of Representatives?

• The President

• The oldest senator

• The Speaker of the House

• The longest serving Representative

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A limit on the debate of a bill in the Senate

• filibuster

• impeach

• veto

• cloture

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Consisting of two houses, as in law making body

• bicameral

• legislature

• congress

• representative

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Proposed law being considered by a law making body

• veto

• cloture

• prelaw

• bill

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A refusal by the President or a governor to sign a bill

• veto

• cloture

• voir dire

• censure

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The formal disapproval of the actions of a member of Congress by the other members

• veto

• censure

• treason

• filibuster

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legal protection

• censure

• cloture

• immunity

• diplomatic

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An act that betrays and endangers one's country

• traitor

• felony

• censure

• treason

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Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution; known also as the "necessary and proper" clause that allows Congress to extend its delegated power

• elastic clause

• protection clause

• citizenship clause

• bear clause

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the process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party

• filibuster

• pocket veto

• gerrymandering

• enrichment

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powers that are not specifically granted to Congress by the US Constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry out the powers delegated to Congress under the Constitution

• delegated powers

• implied powers

• chad powers

• expressed powers

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To charge a government official with misconduct

• censure

• impeach

• reprimand

• suspend

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A method of delaying action on a bill in the Senate by making long speeches

• filibuster

• congress

• cloture

• veto

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A means by which the President can reject a bill, when congress is not in session by not signing it

• pocket veto

• veto

• impeach

• bicameral