Legislative Branch Vocab

A CITY that is the headquarters of government for a state or nation:

• Capital
• Atlanta dome
• Washington DC
• Capitol

An addition to the U.S. Constitution or a bill in Congress:

• Ratification
• Amendment
• Recall
• Initiative

A written proposal (suggestion) of a new law:

• Referendum
• Filibuster
• Committee action
• Bill

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution:

• Capital
• 13th Amendment
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence

Money paid to a government for services:

• Addendum
• Referendum
• Taxes
• Lottery

Having two legislative chambers:

• Bicameral
• Unicameral
• General Assembly
• Tricameral

A BUILDING where the governing bodies of a state or nation meet:

• Atlanta
• Capitol
• Capital
• Congress

Somebody who votes or speaks on behalf of others:

• Supreme Court justice
• Beaureaucrat
• C
  Cabinet member
• Representative

A count of the population:

• census
• budget
• sales tax
• estate tax

The elected representatives who make the federal laws of the U.S. (House of Representatives & Senate):

• Constitution
• Congress
• Cabinet
• Executive branch