| A | B |
|---|
| Apportionment | Dividing seats in the House of Representatives based on each states population |
| Appropriations | A bill that authorizes government money to be spent |
| Bicameral | Two-chambered |
| Bill | A proposed law or the rough draft of a law |
| Cloture | A 3/5 vote to end a filibuster |
| Constituents | The people who are represented by a member of Congress |
| Enumerated/expressed powers | A list of powers granted to Congress by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution |
| Elastic clause | The clause that creates implied powers by allowing Congress to stretch its powers; also known as the "necessary and proper" clause |
| Filibuster | A strategy used to prevent a bill from being voted on in the Senate; "talking a bill to death" |
| Gerrymandering | Drawing oddly-shaped congressional districts in order to give more power to a political party or other group |
| Impeachment | A formal accusation of a crime against the President or federal judges |
| Implied powers | Congressional powers that are not listed, which are created by the elastic clause |
| Legislative branch | Lawmaking body |
| Override | A 2/3 vote by both houses of Congress to cancel out a Presidential veto |
| Pocket veto | The President ignoring a law for ten days when Congress is not in session, causing it to be automatically rejected |
| Veto | A Presidential rejection of a law passed by Congress |
