| A | B |
|---|
| Expressed Powers | Powers given directly through the Constitution |
| Implied Powers | These are the powers that are needed in order to satisfy Constitutional Requirements |
| Elastic Clause | aka the Necessary and Proper Clause; gives implied powers |
| non legislative Powers | Powers that are outside of the need of lawmaking |
| impeachment | to remove from office |
| writ of Habeus Corpus | police must bring prisoner to court to explain charges |
| bills of attainder | these are laws that punish a person without a jury trial |
| ex post facto laws | Make an act illegal after an act has been committed |
| Joint Resolution | an act that becomes a law if suggested by both House and Senate and signed by President |
| Private Bills | Bills that affect one person or a small group specifically |
| Public Bills | Bills that affect all citizens |
| Special Interest Groups | organizations made up of people with common interests |
| "mark up" | changes made to a bill |
| riders | Completely unrelated amendments (only added in the Senate) |
| Voice Vote | saying yea or ney; Speaker decides which side wins |
| Standing Vote | people stand in support and reps are counted to determine winner |
| roll-call vote | Each representative states if they are for or against a bill in public |
| veto | When the president kills a bill |
| pocket veto | President holds a bill for 10 days until Congress is out of session. |
