On Capitol Hill
In da HOUSE
Senate Schmenate
I'm Just a Bill
Famous Senators
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These are the two "houses" of Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
100
This is the total number of representatives in the House.
What is 435?
100
This is the total number of Senators in the Senate.
What is 100?
100
This is a draft of a law.
What is a bill?
100
This current U.S. Secretary of State was previously a Senator from New York.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
200
This is Congress' main job.
What is making laws?
200
The term for members of the House is this long.
What is TWO years?
200
This is the length of the term for a Senator?
What is SIX years?
200
Citizens can do this if they'd like a law passed in the U.S.
What is contact their Representatives or Senators in Congress?
200
This former prisoner of war and presidential candidate is one of the Senators from Arizona.
Who is John McCain?
300
Representation in this house of Congress is based on state population.
What is the House of Representatives?
300
To run for the House of Representatives, you must be at least this old.
What is 25 years old?
300
You must be this old to run for Senate.
What is 30 years old?
300
If a bill passes in the House, it then goes here.
What is the Senate?
300
Before he became President, Barack Obama was a Senator from this state.
What is Illinois?
400
Congress is located in this district.
What is Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)?
400
This is the reason that Louisiana has more Representatives than New Hampshire.
What is larger population?
400
Someone must be a U.S. citizen for this long in order to run for Senate.
What is NINE years?
400
If the President doesn't want a bill to pass s/he can do this.
What is VETO the bill?
400
This son of President, was first a Senator, and then became President himself.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
500
Congress is part of this branch of government.
What is the legislative branch?
500
This is one of the special jobs that only the House can do.
What is start laws that make people pay taxes? OR What is decide if a government official should be put on trial by the Senate?
500
This is one of the special jobs that the Senate can do.
What is say yes or no to any treaties the president makes? OR What is say yes or no to any people the president recommends for jobs, such as cabinet officers, Supreme Court justices, and ambassadors? OR What is hold a trial for a government official who does something very wrong?
500
This happens if the President doesn't sign a passed bill for 10 days.
What is it becomes a law?
500
This is one of the current Senators from New York.
Who is Kristen Gillibrand? OR Who is Charles Schumer?
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