Senate and House of Representatives
How Congress is Organized
The Powers of Congress
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Vocab
100
Which house is the bigger of the two houses of Congress?
What is House of Representative
100
Each year Congress has to consider thousands of these
What is bills, or proposed laws
100
Congress's most important responsibility is what?
What is making laws
100
Where do the ideas for bills begin?
What is U.S. citizens, organized groups, committees of Congress, members of Congress, and the President
100
What is the majority party?
What is the political party with more members
200
How long does a person have to be a citizen of the United States to become a senator?
What is nine years
200
When does each session of Congress begin?
What is January 3
200
What does the elastic clause do?
It allows the Congress to stretch the delegated powers listed in the Constitution to cover many other subjects.
200
A law is also known as a _____
What is act
200
What does filibuster mean?
The method of delay by making lengthy speeches
300
Which branch is carried out by the Congress or the United States?
What is legislative
300
How long does each session last?
As long as Congress wishes
300
Name three of the five powers granted to Congress
1. financing government 2. Regulating and encouraging U.S. trade and industry 3. Defending the nation 4. Enforcing laws 5. Providing for growth
300
What kind of vote is used for important bills?
What is roll-call vote
300
what is a President pro tempore?
a president "for the time being"
400
How much money does each house earn a year?
What is $133,600
400
Who is the most powerful officer of the House?
What is the Speaker
400
What amendment ensures that Congress doesn't get too powerful?
What is the 10th amendment
400
What are three things a President can do to with a bill from Congress?
1. Sign it and declare it a law 2. Refuse to sign and send back to Congress with reason why 3. The president may keep the bill 10 days without signing in. After this 10 day period, the bill automatically becomes a law or can become a pocket veto.
400
What does gerrymandering mean
State legislators sometimes draw district lines that favor a particular party
500
How many members sit in the house of Representatives?
What is 435 members
500
Name two of the three congressional positions that the U.S. Constitution provides
1.Directs the House of Representative to select a presiding officer 2.Names the vice president of the United States as president of Senate. 3.Calls for the selection of a senator to preside in the vice president's absents.
500
What are the three special powers of the House of Representatives?
1. The house alone can start the impeachment proceeding 2. All bills for raising money must start in the house 3.If no candidate for president receives the number of votes need to be elected, the members of the House of Representatives chooses the president.
500
Explain the process on how a bill becomes law
Starts in the House of Representatives- Representative, Clerk of house, Speaker of House, House Committee, Floor of the House. Then goes to Senate- Clerk of the Senate, presiding officer of the Senate, Senate committee, floor of Senate, the finally the President.
500
What does Writ of habeas corpus mean?
It is a court order requiring that an accused person be brought to court to determine if there is enough evidence to hold the person for trial
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