Congress Vocab

Partisans

When a member of congress votes according to the wishes or his/her party

Two

Number of senators per state

Seventeenth

Amendment that allowed for the direct election of senators

House

There are 435 members in the (blank)

States

Draw congressional districts usually for the benefit of one party over the other

Override

A bill vetoed can still become law if 2/3 of congress votes to (blank) the veto

Census

Congressional districts are reappointed every ten years after the (blank)

Veto

A bill passed by congress may not become a law if the president uses a (blank)

Franking

The ability of congress to send free mail

Immunity

Members of congress have legislative (blank) meaning they can say what they want without fear of getting arrested or punished

Gerrymandering

Drawing congressional districts to favor one party

Committees

Screen bills and determine which ones make it to the floor for voting. This divides the work in congress

Six Years

The term for someone in the senate

Midterm

Federal elections for congress but not the president

Bicameral

Meaning two houses - in congress the house of representatives and senatelegislative body structure.

President

According to the constitution, (blank) can call special sessions of congress

Themselves

Members of congress are the only ones that can remove or punish (blank)

One Hundred

The number of senators

Oversight

One of the most important roles of a committee is the (blank) of the federal government

Nonvoting

Guam, D.C., and the Virgin Islands have (blank) members of congress.

Two Years

The term for someone in the house

Bill

This is what gets introduced by a member of congress in either the senate or house.