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| Body, consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate |
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| Population count taken by the Census Bureau |
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| an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strengthof a particular group |
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| political party to which more than half the members belong |
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| The political party to which less than half the members belong |
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| permanent committees that continue their work from session to session |
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| powers that are specifically written in the Constitution |
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| Powers that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution. |
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| is were Congress is allowed to stretch its powers to meet new needs |
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| to accuse officials of misconduct in office |
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| court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person |
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| laws that punish a person without a jury trial |
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| laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed |
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| sending job related mail without paying postage |
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| people who are hired by private groups to influence government decisions |
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| congress acting like troubleshooters for people from their home states who request help in dealing with the federal government |
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| Government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state |
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| Concerns individual people or places |
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| apply to the entire nation and involve general matters like: taxation, civil rights or terrorism |
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| are passed by both houses of congress and become law if signed by the president |
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| Organizations made up of people with some common interest who try to influence government decisions |
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| competely unrelated amendments to be tacked onto a bill |
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| no one may speak for more than an hour (3/5ths vote) |
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| those in favor say "yea" and those who are against vote "nay" |
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| members voice their vote in turn as they go down the roll |
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| The president does nothing for 10 days and if Congress is still in session the bill becomes law and if Congress adjourns the bill dies |
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