Vice President - This person leads the Senate and only votes for a senator when there is a tie. , House of Representatives - A chamber of Congress with 435 members. It is led by the Speaker of the House. , Senate - A chamber of Congress with 100 members. The Vice President is the head of this chamber., The Speaker of the House - This person is elected by the House of Representatives and has the power to impeach the President., Bill - An idea that has been approved by either a senator or a representative., Enumerated / Expressed powers - Congress is the only ones to have these powers., bicameral - a two-chamber legislature, quorum - the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action., census - a population count done every ten years used to determine how many representatives each still will have., cloture - term used to describe the 60% approval needed to end debate/filibuster and take a final vote on a bill or other measure., President pro tempore - this position to presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. The term is Latin meaning "for the time being"., Majority Leader - Elected at the beginning of each Congress by members of the party who has MORE than half the members to represent them on the floor and serve as spokesmen for their parties' positions on the issues., Minority Leader - Elected at the beginning of each Congress by members of the party who has LESS than half the members to represent them on the floor and serve as spokesmen for their parties' positions on the issues., Whips - They are mainly responsible for counting heads and rounding up party members for votes. They occasionally stand in for the majority or minority leaders in their absence.,

Legislative Branch Review Quiz

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