Chapter 7 Vocabulary

4. a vote in the Senate in which senators give their vote as their name is called
5. part of the Constitution that says Congress has implied powers
10. vote a voting method in which those in favor say 'Aye' and those against say 'No'
12. the special right members of Congress have to send job-related mail without paying postage
14. the lower house of the United States Congress
15. a count of the population
17. type of power held by Congress that is listed in the Constitution
18. the work of helping people deal with the federal government
20. a person hired to influence government decisions
21. another name for a type of power held by Congress that is listed in the Constitution

1. a voter that a member of Congress represents
2. to draw congressional district lines to favor one party
3. amendment to a bill that is unrelated to the subject matter of the bill
6. type of power held by Congress that the expressed powers point to
7. the upper house of the United States Congress
8. the president's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for ten days
9. to talk a bill to death
11. to accuse officials of wrongdoing
13. resolution a resolution passed by both houses of Congress that has the force of law if signed by the president
16. a vote in which members stand to be counted for or against a bill
19. a vote by three-fifths of the Senate to limit debate on a bill