Legislative Branch Vocabulary

the upper house of Congress,

consisting of two representatives from

each state

the lower house of Congress, consisting of a

different number of representatives from

each state, depending on population.

a population count taken

by the Census Bureau

a person from a

legislator’s district

power that the United States Congress

has that is specifically listed in the

Constitution

power that Congress has that is not
stated explicitly in the Constitution

Andy Kim

US House of Representatives (D)

NATIONAL LEVEL

a person who is a member of a
legislative body and makes laws

to accuse government officials

of misconduct in office