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Made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress.

The Legislative Branch has the power to make laws, declare war, regulate interstate and foreign commerce, and control taxing and spending policies.

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The lower chamber of the United States Congress, which passes and creates federal laws.

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Charles E. Grassley -- President Pro Tempore from 2019-2021

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Latin term meaning "for the time being," signaling a temporary position of an officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer.

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The political and parliamentary leader of the House and simultaneously its presiding officer.

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The procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given population.

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The process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions, such as states or parties, entitled to representation.

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The process of drawing electoral district boundaries. Redistricting occurs each ten year census.

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The practice of manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency so as to favor one party or class.

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rules or laws relating to a particular activity that are made by a government.

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DOBBS v. JACKSON WOMEN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (2022)

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Powers which the Constitution does not specifically grant to the federal government.

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The powers of the national government explicitly listed in the Constitution. These ensure there is a limit to the national government by defining what it can do.

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The political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution.

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The form used for most legislation, whether permanent or temporary, general or special, public or private.

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A legal power to unilaterally stop an official action.

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The President can prevent the bill from becoming law by declining to sign it.

If the President blocks legislation by pocket veto, Congress cannot later override the veto—instead, the legislature must reintroduce the bill and enact it again.

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Wayne Morse -- longest recorded filibuster, lasting 44 hours and 18 minutes

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An action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question.

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WWI was the war that caused the first cloture to be used

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The procedural step of ending debate on a proposal and holding a vote to determine if it will pass.

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Tyler had vetoed a Congressional bill that would have denied him the power to appropriate federal funds to build revenue-cutter ships without Congress’ approval. 

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Passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate. This check prevents the President from blocking an act when significant support for it exists.

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A permanent committee in Congress that lasts from session to session.

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Temporary committees created with a timeline to complete a specific task, like investigating government activity.

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A legislative committee made up of members from both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Joint Committees debate and report on matters concerning the Congress rather than issues of public policy.

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Setting a bill aside or not allowing it to progress in the legislative process.