| A | B |
|---|
| economic depression | time of low business activity and high unemployment |
| adjourn | to bring a meeting to an end |
| bill | a proposed new law |
| joint committee | a committee that includes members of both houses of congess |
| permanent | lasting a long time or forever |
| pocket veto | when a bill is dropped because the president does not act on it |
| regulate | to control or direct |
| reject | to refuse to accept |
| resignation | an announcemt that a person leaving a job |
| seniority system | appionting people to jobs based on years of service |
| session | the period of time each year when congess meets |
| citizen | a person given certain right, duties, and privileges because he or she or he in, |
| minority | group that is a smaller part of something or that is different in some way |
| representative | member of House of Representative |
| resident | person who lives in a place |
| serve | to spend a period of time carrying out a duty |
| term | period of time for carrying out a duty |
| amit | To allow or permint to enter |
| elastic clause | a part of the Consitiution that gives Congess power to make laws as make laws as needed |
| flexible | capable of being bent or changed |
| military | having to do with war or the armed fores |
| power | authorilty to take action; the right to decide |
| requirement | a quality that is needed or required |
| restirct | to limit |
| stabdard | a rule or model that is set to cotorl quality, size , or how something is done |
