Elected by voters to represent them in the federal senate. Each state in the US elects two senators who serve six-year terms in Washington, DC, where they pass laws and vote on policies.
Who is Senator?
100
An attempt to block or delay Senate action on a bill or other matter by debating it at length.
What is a filibuster?
100
Before the House or the Senate vote on a bill it may be changed, or have this added to it.
What is an amendment?
100
This is when a bill is passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President.
What is pass a law?
200
The idea for a law becomes this when a Representative or Senator decides to go through all the steps to pass it.
What is a bill?
200
A person elected who represents a constituency or community in the U.S. House of Representatives and votes on laws and reviews policies.
What is a US Representative?
200
A proposed change to a bill.
What is an amendment?
200
This is needed for it to go to the other house of Congress.
What is a majority vote?
200
This is when the two houses of Congress pass the bill, send it to the President but the President doesn't sign it.
What is a veto?
300
The two houses of Congress where a bill can be introduced.
What are The Senate and The House of Representatives?
300
The elected person who signs bills into laws or vetoes them.
Who is the President?
300
When the House of Representatives and Senate meet and conduct formal business or to hear an address by the President of the U.S.
What is joint session?
300
Before both houses of Congress pass a bill, the bill has to be this in both houses.
What is the same version?
300
This is what happens when a bill passes through two houses of Congress and the President doesn't sign it or veto it and Congress is in session for 10 days without an answer from the President.
What is becomes a law?
400
Representatives or Senators meet in these small groups to research, talk about, and make changes to the bill.
What is a committee?
400
Voters represented by an elected official living in his/her state or district.
Who are constituents?
400
A vote where each senator votes "yea" or "nay" as the name is called by the clerk.
What is roll call vote?
400
When both houses of Congress vote to accept a bill it goes to this next step.
What is the President's job in passing a bill into law?
400
This is what happens if the bill is passed by two houses of Congress, sent to the President and not signed or vetoed but Congress goes out of session within the 10 days
What is not become a law?
500
The places where a bill is sent to be debated.
What is the floor of the House or the floor of the Senate?
500
Presiding officer of a committee or subcommittee.
Who is a chairman?
500
The number of senators that must be present for the Senate to do business. 51 are required by the Constitution.
What is quorum?
500
If a bill has been voted on and accepted by a majority by two houses of Congress and then signed by the President it becomes this.
What is a law?
500
This is what happens if a bill is passed by the two houses of Congress and vetoed by the President and sent back to Congress and approved again with 2/3 vote of two houses.
What is bill becomes a law after a Presidential veto?