Senate
House of Representatives
Vocabulary
Powers
Bill to a Law
100
number of senators per state
2
100
How many representatives are there per state?
depends on the population
100
define majority party
the political party in Congress that has more than half of the members
100
what is an expressed power?
powers that are listed in the Constitution
100
what is a bill?
proposed legislation
200
total number of senators
100
200
total number of representatives
435
200
a population count
a census
200
Powers that are not listed in the Constitution
implied powers
200
Who introduces the bill?
a primary sponsor
300
minimum age of a senator
30
300
How many years can a representative serve at a time
2
300
define constituent
a person from a legislative district
300
Describe the elastic clause
powers that stretch to fit the needs of Congress
300
Name two types of people that are allowed to speak at an open committee hearing
experts and citizens
400
A senator can filibuster a bill. What does this mean?
talking a bill to death until the sponsor withdraws it.
400
What does a representative represent?
a district
400
What can end to a filibuster?
a cloture
400
When a government official is impeached, descibe the parts that the Senate and the House of Representatives play
the House of Representatives accuse the Senate acts as the jury
400
What is a pocket veto
if a president ignores the bill and Congress is not in session and the bill dies after 10 days
500
Who breaks a tie in the Senate?
the Vice President
500
Who is the most powerful person in the House of Representatives?
the Speaker of the House
500
Define lobbyist
a person that is hired to persuade congress to take interest in an issue
500
Name 5 specific powers of Congress
VARY
500
Name three options a president has once a bill has been passed by the House and the Senate
pass veto ignore
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