Unit 5 Vocabulary

Before a ... becomes a law, it must be signed by the President.

• gerrymandering

• committee

• bill

• constituent

Though often in Washington, the Senator often returns to her home state to speak with her...

• gerrymandering

• enumerated powers

• long lost family

• constituents

The Senator used a ... to delay a vote on the new one pony per person law.

• filibuster

• gerrymandering

• committee

• Necessary & Proper Clause

One of the​ (a)   of the Republican Party is lower taxes for all Americans. This helps make up their ​ (b)  

• planks
• platform

Even though 30% of Massachusetts voters are Republican, 100% of its Congress people are Democrats. This is probably due to...

• Lack of voter turnout

• gerrymandering

• constituents

• filibuster

The ... of the Legislative Branch are listed in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution

• Necessary & Proper Clause

• enumerated powers

• platform

• bill

When creating a legislative branch, the Framers chose a ... system to divide the powers of each house.

• bicameral

• plant

• plank

• platform

The National Bank (now known as the Federal Reserve) was created by Congress using the...

• enumerated powers

• bill

• gerrymandering

• Necessary & Proper Clause

The ... on Agriculture writes a large bill every so often called the Farm Bill.

• constituents

• committee

• filibuster

• enumerated powers

When a law is in draft form, it's called a...

• plank

• committee

• law light

• bill