Powers of Gov't
Congressional Leaders
Committees
Lawmaking Process
Misc.
100
Divides our Gov't into a central and regional Governments.
What is Federalism
100
Who is the current President of the Senate.
What is Mike Pence
100
Permanent committees in the House/Senate.
What is Standing Committees.
100
Refusing to sign a bill.
What is Veto
100
How much is our national debt currently?
What is Approximately 20 trillion.
200
Powers given to the Gov't stated in the Constitution.
What is Expressed Powers
200
Who is the current Speaker of the House.
What is Paul Ryan
200
Composed of members of both houses of Congress.
What is Joint Committees.
200
When a bill is left in a committee to die (or not be voted on).
What is Pigeon Hole
200
When a Gov't spends more money than they take in.
What is Deficit Spending.
300
Powers given to the states, not the national Gov't.
What is Reserved Powers
300
Who is the current Majority Leader in the Senate?
What is Mitch McConnell
300
Sometimes called special committees. Formed for a specific purpose.
What is Select Committees.
300
Enables members of Congress to force a bill onto the floor to be voted on.
What is Discharge Petition
300
How many bills have been proposed, and how many have been passed.
What is 7600, 465.
400
Powers given to our Gov't not expressly stated in our constitution.
What is Implied Powers
400
Who is the current President Pro Tempore?
What is Orrin Hatch
400
When a Congressman only votes based on their party's opinion.
What is Partisan
400
Attempting to talk a bill to death. The longest someone went in the Senate was over 24 hours of talking.
What is Filibuster
400
States that they can only spend 30 more hours discussing the bill before voting.
What is Cloture Rule
500
States that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
What is Supremacy Clause
500
These leaders serve as assistants to the Majority/Minority leaders in Congress.
What is Party Whips
500
Combines all three of the voting strategies of a Congressman.
What is Politico
500
List the steps for a bill becoming a law.
What is 1. Bill is introduced and given a title. 2. Read through and sent to a committee to be edited. 3. They report the bill and it is read through and voted on. 4. They vote on the amendments and the full bill. 5. It is read through a 3rd time and voted on. 6. If passed it is sent to the other house of Congress where the process is repeated until they agree.
500
What does it take to override a Presidential Veto.
What is A 2/3 majority vote in Congress.
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