Congress - Chapter 10

The formal charge by the House of Representatives that a government official has committed "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors"

a vote in which each legislator's yes or no vote is recorded as the clerk calls the names of the members alphabetically

a roll-call vote in the House or Senate in which at least 50 percent of the members of one party take a particular position and are opposed by at least 50 percent of the members of the other party.

The effort by Congress through hearings, investigations, and other techniques, to exercise control over the activities of executive agencies.

the amounts of money approved by Congress in statutes (bills) that each unit or agency of government can spend.

the residents in the areas from which an official is elected

having a legislative assembly composed of two chambers or houses

a representative who votes based on what he or she thinks is best for his or her constituency

a representative who votes according to the preferences of his or her constituency

a type of representation in which representatives have the same racial, gender, ethnic, religious, or educational backgrounds as their constituents; it is based on the principle that if two individuals are similar interests, and perspectives, then one can correctly represent the other's views.