| A | B |
|---|
| committee | small groups in Congress formed to consider bills |
| session | meetings of Congress where they are making laws |
| bills | proposed (suggested) laws |
| majority party | the political party that has the most members in Congress or state legislature |
| minority party | the political party that has fewer members in Congress or state legislature |
| impeachment | a formal charge brought against a government official |
| constituent | people REPRESENTED by a law-making body (Congress or the General Assembly) |
| filibuster | a method of delaying a action (vote) on a bill in the Senate by making LONG speeches |
| ordinance | a law, specifically a LOCAL law |
| bicameral | two-house legislature |
| veto | a rejection of a bill by the President or Governor (the Executive Branch) |
| lobbyist | a person who tries to INFLUENCE legislation (law making) |
