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 |