Adjourn: To end a session where a group meets until sessions resume at a later scheduled date.

Appropriations: Funds authorized for a particular project.

Bar: A term that encompasses all certified lawyers—those who have passed all official requirements (the bar exam) to be certified as lawyers.

Electoral College: A body officially responsible for electing the president of the United States. In presidential elections, the candidate who receives the most popular votes in a particular state wins all of that state's electoral votes. Votes are distributed among states in ratios based on population. A candidate must win a majority of electoral votes (over fifty percent) in order to win the presidency.

Grass roots: A term that describes political activity that begins with small groups of people acting without the influence of large and powerful groups.

Kansas-Nebraska Act: A United States law authorizing the...