House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Vocabulary
How a bill becomes a law
100
The number of total members of the House of Representatives.
What is 435 members
100
The total members of the Senate.
What is 100 members?
100
Minnesota sends how many members to Congress.
What is 10-8 House members and 2 US Senators.
100
This is used by the President to kill a bill when Congress is not in session.
What is a Pocket Veto
100
This person must sponsor or introduce a bill to to Congress.
What is Senator or member of the House of Representatives.
200
A member of the House must be at least this age.
What is 25
200
Who is the president of the Senate?
What is the Vice President
200
This is the system that determines what committee assignments members get.
What is seniority system
200
This is used on the Senate floor to kill a bill during debate.
What is a Filibuster.
200
This is where a bill is sent after it has been introduced.
What is standing committee.
300
A House member must live here.
What is the state they are representing?
300
Who handles the day to day leadership for the Senate?
What is President Pro Tempore
300
This allows members of Congress to send job related mail without postage
What is Franking Privilege
300
This is a vote used to end a filibuster.
What is Cloture
300
These members start all bills that raise money.
What is House of Representatives
400
This is how long a term is for members of the House of Representatives.
What is 2 years
400
This is the amount of Senate members up for election every 2 years
What is 1/3
400
This is the people or voters from a representatives district.
What is constituents.
400
This happens when a bill is set to the side or the bottom of the pile effectively killing it.
What is Pigeonhole
400
What is called if the House and Senate pass different versions of the bill.
What is a conference committee.
500
The most important person in the House of Representatives.
What is the Speaker of the House.
500
The Senate has the power to what as a check on the President?
What is approve or reject Presidential Appointments.
500
This gives Congress the ability to stretch its powers.
What is Necessary and Proper Clause.
500
This is a technique used to divide a state into congressional districts that will favor one political party.
What is Gerrymander.
500
If the President vetoes a bill this is how it can still pass.
What is 2/3rds vote from each house of Congress.
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