| A | B |
|---|
| Bicameral | Two House Legislature |
| Census | Popluation Count |
| Constituent | Person from a legislator's district. |
| Gerrymander | Oddly shaped district |
| Majority Party | Politcal Party in the house in which more than half its members belong. |
| Minority Party | political Party in which fewer than half its members belong. |
| Standing Committee | Comm. that continues theiur work from sesion to session. |
| Seniority | Years of service used as consideration for a committee. |
| Expressed Powers | Powers that are written in the Constitution. |
| Implied Powers | Powers that are not listed in the Constitution like create new committees. |
| Elastic Clause | To stretch rights to make them necessary and proper. |
| Impeach | To accuse elected officials of misconduct |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus | Court order requiring police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are being held. |
