House of Representatives
The Senate
Overview of Congress
Congressional Powers
Congress in Action
100
The number of voting members in the House
What is 435?
100
Each state has this many Senators
What is two?
100
Type of legislature we have in America
What is a bicameral legislature?
100
Difference between expressed and implied powers
What is expressed powers are specifically stated in the Constitution and implied powers aren't specifically stated?
100

Presiding officer in the House of Representatives?

Who is the Speaker of the House?

200
Determines how many representatives each state gets
What is population of state?
200
The length of term for a Senator
What is 6 years?
200

Specials Perks and privileges to members of the senate and HoR is called what?

Seniority System 

200

When the Vice President is absent, the presiding officer of the Senate is......

President Pro Tempore 

200

Special Duties of the Senate 

Approve Presidential Appointments 

300
The length of a term for a House of Representative member
What is two years?
300
This amendment changed the election of senators from indirect to direct election?
What is the 17th Amendment?
300
Permanent panels that look through all bills sent to them
What is a standing committee?
300

What does the HoR do in the Impeachment process?? 

Bring up the Accusations

300

Positive Roll of a Lobbyists???

Provide accurate Information, update the Legislators 

400

What is the Power of the Purse? 

Must start all bills that have to do with taxes and appropriations, or spending of money

400
The number of senators up for election every two years
What is 1/3 or about 33?
400

What is a Conference Committee??

Work out differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill before it gets sent to the President

400

What does the Senate do the Impeachment Process???

The Senate judges the case 

400

If power is Reserved who is it given too....

The States 

500
Formal qualifications of being a House of Representative member
What is 25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, and resident of state and district?
500
The formal qualifications of becoming a senator
What is 30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving?
500

What section of the Constitution are the Powers of Congress given (Articles 1-10)???

What is Article I

500

Collect and levy income tax from all Americans

16th Amendment 

500

Conflicts would be unavoidable between national laws and state laws is called what clause???

Supremacy Clause

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