7th Grade S.S. - MTR

powers of Congress specifically stated in the Constitution

• enumerated powers
• constituents

• implied powers

• census

to reject a bill

• veto
• override

• impeach

• bicameral

powers Congress has that are not specifically stated in the Constitution

• implied powers
• impeach

• enumerated powers

• Elastic Clause

the 435 areas from which members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected

• House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House

• constituents

• congressional districts

considered the Lower House of Congress

• Senate

• census

• House of Representatives

• majority party

two-thirds vote in Congress to cancel a Presidential veto

• impeach

• override

• veto

• majority party

official count of U.S. population; occurs every ten years; helps determine how congressional districts are drawn

• impeach

• Elastic Clause

• census

• override

consisting of two houses or chambers

• bicameral
• majority party

• senate

• congresional district

political party to which more than half the members (in the House of Rep. & the Senate) belong

• Speaker of the House

• majority party

• Congressional Districts

• constituents

considered the Upper House of Congress

• House of Representatives

• majority party

• Senate

• congressional district