| A | B |
|---|
| constituents | people that live within a legislator's district |
| franking privilege | the right of a member of Congress to send job related mail without postage |
| censure | formal vote of disapproval of a legislator's conduct |
| power of the purse | all revenue bills must be introduced in the House of Representatives |
| appropriation | acquiring of revenue for the government |
| majority leader | leader of the political party with the most members within the legislature |
| minority leader | leader of the political party who does not have the majority seats with a legislature |
| party whip | responsible for preliminary voting intentions and influencing party members to vote as a group on important issues |
| Speaker of the House | leader of the house, majority leader and has great power in setting the house's agenda |
| President Pro-Tempore | symbolic position given to the senior senator from the majority party |
| standing committee | permanent committees-studies, revise, and pass legislation |
| seniority | refers to how long a member has been in Congress and is extremely important in committee assignments |
