Vocabulary Terms...(we'll have a quiz on these)

1. impeach

2. rider

3. reapportionment

4. whip

5. hopper = the box in the House that bills are put into to get started

6. filibuster

7. gerrymander

8. veto

9. presidential succession

10. pigeonhole = killing a bill in a committee by ignoring it

11. appropriation

12. select committee

13. delegated powers

14. implied powers

15. census = the population count that takes place every 10 years and determines electoral votes per state.

16. President Pro Tempore

17. majority party = the party that's in control of Congress (Democrats right now)

18. minority party = the party that has a minority in Congress (Republicans right now)

19. elastic clause = gives the federal gov't many more powers than only what's listed in the Constitution; AKA the "necessary and proper clause"

20. standing committee

21. joint committee