| A | B |
| constituents | people in districts & states represented by Congress |
| immunity | legal protection against prosecution |
| impeach | to accuse a govt. official of wrongdoing |
| bicameral | legislature with 2 houses |
| president pro tempore | runs the day to day business in the Senate |
| the powers of Congress | are expressed in the constitution |
| a party with more members | majority party |
| # of members in the House of Representatives | 435 |
| # of members in the Senate | 100 |
| ordinance | type of law |
| current Senators of Va. | John Warner, George Allen |
| Henrico's local legislative branch | Board of Supervisors |
| Virginia's legislative branch | General Assembly |
| United State's legislative branch | Congress |
| last possible step for a bill | Congress override or law |