Legislative Vocab Check

Master Legislative Branch vocabulary! This worksheet checks key terms for 8th graders.

Please fill in the blank. Possible words: majority party, minority party, lobbying, expulsion, apportioning, legislators Engaging in activities aimed at influencing public officials, especially legislators and the policies they enact is called lobbying To divide among districts is called apportioning. The group of people who are responsible for making the laws in our country are called legislators Depriving someone of membership in an organization is called expulsion In both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which more than 1 the members belong is called the majority party. Matching public policy the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem statute a law elastic clause the part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws "necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers bill a suggestion for a law public opinion a collection of shared attitudes of citizens about government, politics, and the making of public policy Powers of government that go beyond their enumerated or listed powers. Granted by the elastic clause. gerrymander public opinion elastic powers implied powers A high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the U.S. Senate in the absence of the vice president implied powers elastic clause public opinion president pro tempore Problems that people are talking or thinking about issue appropriations floor lobby In both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong majority party standing committee minority party conference committee Strong disapproval or official reprimand gerrymander censure issue lobby A person who is represented by an elected official is called a constituent. True False The leader of the majority party and presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House True False Funding that must be authorized by Congress of any federal spending is called a gerrymander True False To have be given freedom from some charge or obligation is called immunity True False A special joint committee appointed ot reconcile differences when bills pass the 2 chambers of Congress in different forms is called a conference committee. True False