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a writ ordering a person to attend a court.

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free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty

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call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice).

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the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same

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Commerce power means the power of Congress to regulate foreign commerce, interstate commerce, and commerce with Native American tribes in the U.S.

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general agreement

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Expressed powers are those specifically named in the Constitution.

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an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session

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(in a legislative assembly) a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote

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having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.

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A committee of the whole is a device in which a legislative body or other deliberative assembly sits as a single committee with all assembly members being committeemembers. ... Other main motions may also be considered by the committee of the whole.

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a firm decision to do or not to do something.

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(in the US Congress) a resolution passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives

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A conference committee is a committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill

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a small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose

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the leader of a party in a legislative assembly

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a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president

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express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement.

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the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation

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the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country

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An indirect tax (such as sales tax, per unit tax, value added tax (VAT), or goods and services tax (GST)) is a tax collected by an intermediary (such as a retail store) from the person who bears the ultimate economic burden of the tax (such as the consumer).

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existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic attribute

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a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body

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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

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an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures

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the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.

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A discharge petition is a petition signed by the members of the House of Representatives to bring a bill from committee to the floor for consideration.

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a resolution adopted by both houses of a legislative assembly that does not require the signature of the chief executive and that does not have the force of law.

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a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.

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A joint committee is a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature.

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a permanent committee that meets regularly

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A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement.

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Speaker of the House definition. The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker, a member of the House, is elected by a majority party caucus.

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the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation.

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The Necessary and Proper Clause allows Congress "To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the [enumerated] Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof."

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a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention

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(of a person or organization) declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts

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a tax, such as income tax, that is levied on the income or profits of the person who pays it, rather than on goods or services

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Implied powers are powers of U.S. government which have not been explicitly granted by the Constitution but that is implied by the necessary and proper clause to be delegated for the purpose of carrying out the enumeratedpowers.

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a legislative body, such as the U.S. Senate, that achieves stability by staggering the terms of its members to prevent more than a minority of seats from changing in a single election