Congress
The branch that makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The number of senators from each state.
What is 2?
The chamber based on state population.
What is the House of Representatives?
A proposed law.
What is a bill?
Congress has the power to declare this.
What is war?
The name of the U.S. national legislature.
What is Congress?
The total number of U.S. Senators.
What is 100?
The length of a House member’s term.
What is 2 years?
The process of voting on a bill.
What is passage?
Congress controls this through taxes and spending.
What is the federal budget?
The two parts of Congress.
What are the Senate and House of Representatives?
The length of a Senate term.
What is 6 years?
The total number of House members.
What is 435?
The President may do this to stop a bill.
What is veto a bill?
Congress can create these federal rules.
What are laws?
The building where Congress meets.
What is the U.S. Capitol?
The official who breaks ties in the Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
The leader of the House.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Congress can do this with a two-thirds vote after a veto.
What is override a veto?
The Senate approves these international agreements.
What are treaties?
The article of the Constitution that creates Congress.
What is Article I?
The Senate power used to approve presidential appointments.
What is confirmation?
The House’s special power to begin impeachment proceedings.
What is impeachment?
Committees often perform this action before a bill reaches the floor.
What is reviewing or debating a bill?
The power that allows Congress to investigate government activities.
What is oversight?