Unit 5 - Legislative Branch

4. this is the top position in the senate, senior member of the majority party
8. type of committee in congress that makes sure identical language is in house and senate bills
10. presidential denial of a bill
11. type of committee that only exists in the house set's guidelines for debate
17. drawing district lines after reapportionment
19. presidential denial of a bill by letting it expire with congress out of session
20. top house leadership position, selected from majority party, 2nd in line in presidential succession
21. process of giving states the right amount of house members after every census
22. vote needed to get a bill passed
24. number of years in a senator's term
25. process of addressing congress about legislative concerns
27. number of senators per state
28. yearly time segment in congress 2 per term
29. senate rule that ends a filibuster

1. this clause in the cons't inferred implied powers
2. vote needed to override a presidential veto or to stop a filibuster
3. type of resolution approved by both houses that has the power of law; needs presidential approval
5. content that is unrelated to the purpose of the bill that often gets added to the end
6. drawing district lines to one party's advantage
7. name for anyone who lives in a senator or reps home state or district
9. minimum number of congress members present to conduct business
12. type of committee that is permanent and addresses specific types of bills
13. rule in the senate that allows continuous debate on a subject
14. assistant to majority/minority leaders
15. slang term used to describe what happens to a bill that dies in committee
16. minimum age of a house of representative member
18. powers given to congress written in cons't
21. action taken by one house of congress that does not have the power of law
23. "two houses" established to balance power between big and small pop states
26. type of powers were established by mcculloch v maryland - not written in cons't