| A | B |
|---|
| session | the meetings of Congress that begin in january each year |
| committe | a group of respresentatives and senators in Congress, that meet to study bills |
| majority | more than half |
| bill | an idea for a law |
| standing committee | House and Senate group that studies the same problems from year to year |
| constituents | the people who elect a person to public office |
| testify | to make statements in court or a hearing to establish some sort of truth or fact |
| subcommittee | a branch of a standing committee who has a particilar area of study |
| conference committee | A House/Senate committe that works to make a bill agree |
| presiding officer | the leader of a government body that directs that body |
| legislation | laws that are made or proposed |
| floor leader | the leader of each of the two political parties in Congress who directs the debate on proposed bills |
| whip | assistant to the floor leaders |
| veto | when the President rejects a bil |
| override | when 2/3 of Congress vote to pass a bill in spite of a veto |
