Congressional Chaos
How old must a person be to serve in the House of Representatives?
25 years old
How long is one term of office for a President of the United States?
4 years
Which part of Congress can approve or reject the president's nominees for Supreme Court Justices?
The Senate
What is the highest court in the federal court system?
The Supreme Court
What is a proposed law called before it is passed by Congress and signed by the President?
A bill
What military action does Congress have the Constitutional power to declare?
War
What presidential role makes the President the leader of the U.S. military?
Commander-in-Chief
Which Branch of the Government can declare a law unconstitutional?
The Judicial Branch
What name is given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What are the smaller groups called in Congress that review, debate, revise, and often decide whether bills move forward?
Committees
Who is the Leader of the Senate?
What power allows the President to reject a bill passed by Congress?
Veto
What is the process when the House charges a federal official and the Senate holds a trial that can lead to the removal from office?
Impeachment
Which branch of the government is responsible for interpreting laws?
The judicial branch
After one chamber of Congress passes a bill, where does it go next?
The other chamber of Congress
What is a term length for a member of the U.S. Senator?
6 years
What is the name of the group of executive department leaders and other top advisors who advise the President?
The Cabinet
Can congress overturn a presidential veto? How?
How are Supreme Court justices selected?
They are nominated by the President and then confirmed by the Senate
10 days.
How does the U.S. Senate's election process work?
They reelect, or do elections every other year (odd-year) and do elections for 1/3 of the Senate.
If the President and the Vice President cannot serve who is the next to take office?
Speaker of the House
The President is allowed to nominate and select his own Cabinet members, who in Congress has to vet and confirm those members?
The Senate
Why is the judicial branch considered a check for both Congress and the President?
Courts can rule that laws passed by Congress or actions that the President takes are unconstitutional
A president does not sign a bill, Congress adjourns the next day, so the bill does not become law, what is that called?
A pocket veto