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| a legislature divided into two houses; the U.S. Congress and the state legislatures are bicameral except Nebraska, which is unicameral |
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| the political party is each house of Congress with the most members |
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| the political party in each house of Congress with the second most members |
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| the power delegated to the House of Representatives in the Constitution to charge the president, vice president, or other “civil officers,” including federal judges, with “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” this is the first step in he constitutional process of removing such government officials from office |
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| petition that gives a majority of the House of Representatives the authority to bring an issue to the floor in the face of committee inaction |
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| legislation that allows representatives to bring home the bacon to their districts in the form of public works programs, military bases, or other programs designed to benefit their districts directly |
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