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WorksheetsCongress Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
President's ability to kill a bill by not signing it.
cloture
filibuster
pocket veto
casework
completely unrelated amendment tacked on to a bill
filibuster
rider
veto
lobbyist
would allow for a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed.
(a)
a tactic for defeating a bill in Congress by talking until the bill dies
cloture
rider
filibuster
impeach
A procedure used to limit the amount of debate on a bill
rider
gerrymandering
census
cloture
powers that Congress has that are specifically written in the Constitution
expressed
implied
reserved
law that punishes a person accused of a crime without a trial or a fair hearing
ex post facto
bill of attainder
casework
lobbyist
representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly
lobbyist
constituent
Senior member
Committee member
Government project or grants that primarily benefit the home district
(a)
Permanent committees in Congress
Sitting Committee
Joint Committee
Standing Committee
work that lawmaker does to help the people of the home state or district
lobbyist
casework
cloture
rider
Court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the prisoner
bill of attainder
ex post facto law
writ of habeas corpus
casework
A count of the number of people living in an area
cloture
veto
census
case
Two houses of Congress
(a)
To charge an elected official with wrongdoing.
(a)
Congress members don't have to pay postage for job-related mail.
(a)
The party in power
(a)
Resolution passed by both houses of Congress
(a)
Gives Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and proper.
(a)
powers that Congress has that are not stated in the Constitution
(a)
