Legislative branch vocabulary

Implied powers

• powers used to carry out expressed powers

• the national legislative branch

• seeking to influence legislators to introduce or vote for or against a bill

• government's response to public issues

Congress-

• Powers used to carry out expressed powers

• the national legislative branch

• a proposed law

• to reject as in to reject a bill

Having two houses

• unicameral

• bicameral

• a proposed law

• money or income

Money or income-

• revenue

• veto

• bicameral

• ordinance

Ordinance-

• a municipal regulation; law made by a government authority

• someone who has the ability to appoint another person to be a representative

• to accuse of wrong doing

• to reject or in reject a bill

To reject, as reject a bill-

• bicameral

• tricameral

• veto

• lobbying

Seeking to influence legislators to introduce, or vote for or against a bill

• veto

• committee

• lobbying

• revenue

Committee-

• a group of fellow legislators chosen by a legislative body to consider, investigate, take action on, or report on some matter

• government's response to public issues

• This is where implied powers are found

• Having two houses

Necessary/ and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)

• This is where implied powers are found. It is detailed in Article I of the US Constitution.

• A proposed law

• To reject

• To accuse of wrong doing

To accuse of wrong doing-

• Congress

• Bicameral

• Impeach

• Veto