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A committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature

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An official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline in a legislature

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A writ ordering a person to attend a court

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Free from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty

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Charge the holder of a public office with misconduct

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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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The power of Congress to regulate foreign commerce, interstate commerce

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General agreement

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Powers  that are 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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A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote

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Produce a legal document in its final or definitive form

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A committee of the House on which all Representatives serve and which meets in the House Chamber for the consideration of measures from the Union calendar

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A formal expression of opinion or intention agreed on by a legislative body, committee, or other formal meeting, typically after taking a vote

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A resolution passed by both the Senate and the House of Representatives

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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, 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 process by which U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress

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A tax collected by an intermediary from the person who bears the ultimate economic burden of the tax

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Powers that Congress and the president need in order to get the job done right

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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 procedure

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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 means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee by discharging the committee from further consideration of a bill or resolution

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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 permanent committee that meets regularly

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The name given to a meeting, whether regular or specially called, of all party members in the House

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The presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives

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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 Congress shall have Power ... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing 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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An exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem

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The state of being bankrupt

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

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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