Vocabulary (Chapter 5)

Question 1

Bicameral Legislature

Answer 1

A lawmaking body of two houses

Question 2

Apportioned

Answer 2

How the seats in the House are distributed

Question 3

Gerrymandering

Answer 3

The practice of drawing district lines that favor a political party, politician, or group

Question 4

Immunity

Answer 4

Legal protection

Question 5

Expulsion

Answer 5

The person must give up his or her seat in congress

Question 6

Censure

Answer 6

A formal disapproval of a member’s actions

Question 7

Sessions

Answer 7

How the term of congress are divided into

Question 8

Caucuses

Answer 8

Private meetings Republican and Democrats have after term

Question 9

President pro tempore

Answer 9

The elected member by party to preside over daily meetings

Question 10

Whip

Answer 10

Floor leader assistant - counts votes, etc.

Question 11

Speaker of the House

Answer 11

Person who presides over the House when it is in session

Question 12

Implied Powers

Answer 12

Powers congress exercised under these clauses

Question 13

Elastic Cause

Answer 13

Flexibility in clause

Question 14

Impeach

Answer 14

To accuse an officeholder of misconduct

Question 15

Treason

Answer 15

An act that betrays or endangers one’s country

Question 16

Bill

Answer 16

A proposed law

Question 17

Appropriation Bill

Answer 17

A bill approving the spending of money

Question 18

Act

Answer 18

Another word for law

Question 19

Filibuster

Answer 19

The threat of delay - talking for hours

Question 20

Cloture

Answer 20

Legislative procedure for ending a vote

Question 21

Veto

Answer 21

The president refusing to sign a bill

Question 22

Pocket veto

Answer 22

Congress is no in session the law can be killed