congress

Describes a legislature with 2 houses

• bicameral

• federalism

• parliamentary

The 2 houses of US Congress

• House of Delegates

• US Senate

• House of Representatives

• House of Commons

Total members of the US Congress

• 435

• 100

• 538

• 535

Members of this house represent states and serve six year terms

• Representatives

• Delegates

• Senators

• Patricians

The number of members in the House of Representatives

• 100

• 435

• 538

• 11

Every state has at least one of these congress members; the number per state is based in population. They represent districts.

• US Senate

• House of Delegates

• House of Representatives

Every state has 2 of these members of Congress; they are based on equal representation

• House of Delegates

• US Senate

• House of Representatives

Virginia has 11 of these:

• Senators

• Elector Votes

• Congressional Districts/Representatives

• Delegates

All members of Congress are assigned to one of these groups whose members study bills

• committees

• cloture

• legislature

• delegation

An idea for law that has not been passed by Congress or signed by the President

• caucus

• bill

• cloture

• committee