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| 5374886091 | Bicameral Legislature | One in which the legislators are divided into two separate assemblies, chambers or houses. | 0 | |
| 5374886092 | Constituents | A member of a constituency. | 1 | |
| 5374886093 | Perjury | The offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation. | 2 | |
| 5374886094 | Sessions | A legislative session is the period of time in which a legislature, in both parliamentary and presidential systems, is convened for purpose of lawmaking, usually being one of two or more smaller divisions of the entire time between two elections. | 3 | |
| 5374886095 | Bills | A bill is proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an Act or a statute. | 4 | |
| 5374886096 | Immunity | Officially granted exemption from legal proceedings. | 5 | |
| 5374886097 | Census | An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals. | 6 | |
| 5374886098 | Quorum | 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. | 7 | |
| 5374886099 | Private Bills | A private bill is a proposal for a law that would apply to a particular individual or group of individuals, or corporate entity. This is unlike public bills which apply to everyone within their jurisdiction. | 8 | |
| 5374886100 | Reapportionment | Redistribution of representation in a legislative body. | 9 | |
| 5374886101 | Standing Committee | Intended to consider all matters pertaining to a designated subject. | 10 | |
| 5374886102 | Public Bills | A public bill is a bill which proposes a law of general application throughout the jurisdiction in which it is proposed, and which if enacted will hence become a public law or public act. | 11 | |
| 5374886103 | Redistricting | Divide or organize (an area) into new political or school districts. | 12 | |
| 5374886104 | Subcommittee | A committee composed of some members of a larger committee, board, or other body and reporting to it. | 13 | |
| 5374886105 | Rider | A rider is an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature | 14 | |
| 5374886106 | Gerrymandering | Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. | 15 | |
| 5374886107 | Select Committee | A small legislative committee appointed for a special purpose. | 16 | |
| 5374886108 | Taxes | A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. | 17 | |
| 5374886109 | Censure | Express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement. | 18 | |
| 5374886110 | Joint Committee | It refers to a committee with members from more than one organization. | 19 | |
| 5374886111 | Pork-barrel Legislation | The appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. | 20 | |
| 5374886112 | 27th Amendment | Prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress from taking effect until the start of the next set of terms of office for Representatives. | 21 | |
| 5374886113 | 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. | 22 | |
| 5374886114 | 19th Amendment | Gave women the right to vote in 1920. | 23 | |
| 5374886115 | Incumbents | The holder of an office or post. | 24 | |
| 5374886116 | Necessary/Proper Clause | Clause of the Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) setting forth the implied powers of Congress. It states that Congress, in addition to its express powers, has the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out all powers the Constitution vests in the national government. | 25 |
