| A | B |
|---|
| 6 years | Term length for Senators |
| 2 years | Term length for the House of Representatives |
| Barack Obama | Junior Senator from IL |
| Dick Durbin | Senior Senator from IL |
| Jerry Weller | Lincoln-Way's Representative in Congress |
| 1/3 | This fraction of Senators expire every 2 years |
| Continuous Body | The senate- because the re-election process is staggered |
| 30 years-old | Senate age requirement |
| 25 years-old | House age requirement |
| Duty of Congress | Make laws |
| Gerrymander | Draw congressional districts to benefit a party |
| Speaker of the House | Most powerful position in the House |
| President of the Senate | Constitutional leader of the Senate -Vice President |
| President Pro Tempore | Leader of teh Senate |
| Quorum | Number of members present to do business |
| Bill | A proposed law |
| Filibuster | Unlimited debate in the Senate to "kill a bill" |
| Veto | President's power to reject a bill |
| Pocket Veto | a veto of a bill brought about by the president's failure to sign it within ten days of the adjournment of Congress |
| Committees | Where most Senate work is done |
