Legislative Branch Vocabulary

Seats of the House of Representatives are apportioned (distributed) according to population

• Apportioned

• Reapportioned

• Census

• Constituency

Seats of the House of Representatives are redistributed based on the results of the census

• Apportioned

• Reapportioned

• Census

• Gerrymandering

People and interests House members represent

• Constituency

• Gerrymandering

• Apportioned

• Reapportioned

Congress is made up of TWO houses: House of Representatives AND Senate

• Constituency

• Unicameral

• Virginia Plan

• Bicameral

ALL revenue (taxes) bills MUST originate in the House of Representatives; the HoR has the this power

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• Power of the Purse

• Reapportioned

Allows Congress to levy an income tax

• 16th Amendment

• 17th Amendment

• Veto

• Pocket Veto

A proposed law, must originate in the House of Representatives or the Senate, except for revenue bills which MUST originate in the House

• Veto

• Rider

• Bill

• Cloture

A provision not likely to pass on its own merit that is attached to a bill that is certain to pass

• Rider

• Bill

• Cloture

• Filibuster

This enables members of either house to force a bill that has remained in committee for 30 days or longer onto the floor for consideration

• Filibuster

• Engrossed

• Quorum

• Discharge Petition

A majority of the membership that must be present in chambers to conduct business

• Bill

• Quorum

• Rider

• Cloture