How many senators does each state send to Washington?
What is 2.
100
What is 51?
What is the number of senators for a quorum.
100
Where can a bill be introduced?
What is House of Representatives or the Senate.
100
What does "habeas corpus" mean, literally?
What is "you shall have the body."
200
What are the qualifications to be a representative?
What is 25 years old, citizen of the U.S. for seven years, live in the state from which he or she is elected.
200
What is the term of office of a senator?
What is 6 years.
200
What fraction of the Senate must agree to expel a member?
What is 2/3.
200
When both houses approve a bill, then where does it go?
What is to the President.
200
Give an example of an enumerated power.
What is to declare war. (Enumerated powers are powers specifically given to the Congress by the Constitution.)
300
What is the title of the presiding officer.
What is Speaker of the House.
300
What are the requirements to be a senator?
What is at least 30 years old, citizen of the US for 9 years, live in the state he or she represents.
300
Where can you find the notes of the meetings of Congress?
What is the Congressional Record.
300
What fraction of representatives and senators must agree in order to override the president's veto?
What is 2/3.
300
What is the "elastic clause"?
What is Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 - gives Congress the power "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" to carry out its responsibilities.
400
The House begins the impeachment process by doing what?
What is accusing the official.
400
What does the Senate do during the impeachment process?
What is acts as the jury and tries any impeachment cases.
400
What house is the only house to introduce bills to raise money?
What is the House of Representatives.
400
If the veto is not overridden, what happens to the bill?
What is the bill dies.
400
Powers that both the federal and state governments have (such as taxation or road building) are known as.
What is concurrent (shared) powers.
500
What is the name of the Speaker of the House?
Who is John Boehner.
500
Who is Patrick J. Leahy?
What is the name of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
500
State a privilege members of the United States Congress have.
What is they cannot be arrested when going to or coming from Congress. A member cannot be sued or punished for anything her or she might say in Congress.
500
What is the title of the process if the president does not sign the bill within ten days after Congress adjourns.