Senate
100 members; 2 from each state; 6 year term
House of Representatives
435 members; based on population; 2 year term
veto
Latin term; refers to a power of the president to block a bill from becoming a law
Judicial
the branch of government that interprets the law
override
the power of Congress to make a bill a law despite a presidential veto
checks and balances
system built into the Constitution that keeps any branch of government from becoming too powerful
Ben Sasse
One of Nebraska's two U.S. senators
Adrian Smith
Nebraska's third district representative in the House of Representatives
711,000
the approximate number of people in each U.S. Congressional district
life
term of a Supreme Court justice
make roads
a power that both federal and state governments have