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Senate- The upper house in the bicameral legislature of the U.S, has 100 members and is made up of 2 members from each state.
House- The lower house in the bicameral legislature of the U.S, has 435 members and is made up of members elected based on population of their state.
Constituent-A person who is represented politically by a designated government official or officeholder
Implied powers- The powers of congress that come from interpretations of the Constitution.
Enumerated powers- The designated powers of congress that are listed in Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S constitution.
Revenue- income received from taxes and other sources to pay for government expenditures
Tax revenue-income generated by governments through taxes. Like income and profits, social security contributions, taxes on goods and services, payroll taxes, taxes on the ownership and transfer of property, and more.
Budget- a governing body's anticipated revenues and proposed spending for a fiscal year.
Speaker of the House- Leader of the house of representatives, He or she is elected by House membership every two years.
Filibuster- A tactic to kill a bill in the Senate by debating it endlessly.
Cloture- A procedure to stop a filibuster by getting 60 votes from congress
Rules Committee- A committee in the house of representatives which provides rules and times for debates on bills and they decide how bills are presented to the house.
Committee of the whole- the whole membership of a legislative house sitting as a committee and operating under informal rules.
Discharge petitions- Discharge petitions are used to try to get around obstructionism by the majority party, as a last resort to get a floor vote on an Act/bill
Entitlements- those benefits guaranteed by law paid to individuals by the federal government, such. as Social Security.
Discretionary spending- money formally approved by Congress and the President during the appropriations process each year.