Civics Vocab

The branch of government that creates laws.

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial branch

2 Part congress

• Legislative Branch

• U.S Congress

• Bicameral Legislature

• U.S Senate

The national legislative body of the U.S, consisting of the Senate or upper house and the House of Representatives, or the lower house.

• Elastic Clause

• U.S Congress

• Speaker of the House

• Regulate

Lowest house of U.S Congress

• Speaker of the house

• U.S Senate

• Bicameral Legislature

• U.S House of Representative

The upper house of the U.S Congress

• Speaker of the House

• U.S House of Representative

• U.S Senate

• Bicameral Legislature

Presides over the house and guide legislation. Also the 2nd in line for succession.

• U.S Senate

• U.S House of Representatives

• Bicameral Legislature

• Speaker of the House

A member of the majority party that fills in for the Vice president during his absence in congress also in the line of succession.

• Expressed Powers

• Regulates

• Constituents

• President Pro Tempore

To control, govern, or direct according to rule.

• Regulate

• Article

• Party Whip

• Gerrymandering

To buy and sell goods or services

• Coining money

• Impeach

• Trade

• Gerrymandering

A numbered chapter or section of a contract, treaty, or constitution

• Expressed Power

• Necessary and Proper Clause

• Article

• Regulate