Senate
How long is the term for a Senator?
6 years
What is the term of a House representative?
2 years
Which branch of our American government was created first?
Legislative branch
Which house has the power to initiate (begin) impeachment proceedings of a president?
What document created our current US government?
The Constitution
How many Senators does each state have?
2
What is the minimum age for a House representative?
25 years old
All meetings of Congress are _________ to the American people?
Public
Which house has the power to convict a federal official (including a president) and remove them from office?
What are the three parts to the Constitution?
Article, Section, and Clause
What is the minimum age for a Senator?
30 years old
How many years must a person have been a US citizen in order to be a House representative?
7 years
What is it called when a President rejects a bill that has been presented to them?
Veto
Congress members have the privilege of free mail services known as...
True or False: Washington DC is located in Virginia
False (it is not located in any state, it is in its own district aka the District of Columbia)
How many years must a person have been a US citizen in order to be a Senator?
9 years
Who was the last president to be impeached?
Donald Trump
535 (100 in Senate and 435 in House)
Congress members have the legal right to lie, which is known as...
Slander
What is the name of the introduction to the Constitution?
Preamble
How many Senators does Georgia have?
2
Who controls the discussion in the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
Who is next in line to be president of the United States?
How many branches are the members of our government allowed to serve in at one time?
1
When is National Election Day?
First Tuesday after the first Monday in November
How many votes are needed by the Senate to convict and remove a president of their impeachment charges?
two-thirds (or 67)
What is the total number of votes needed in the House to impeach a president?
A majority (or 218)
Who is the official tie-breaker in Congress?
President of the Senate (who is also the Vice President)
Who can save a president once he has been convicted and removed from office?
The act of creating a district intentionally to favor one political party is known as...
Gerrymandering
The act of Congress trying to backdate a new law is known as...
Ex post facto
What is the part of the Constitution that allows for Congress to increase their powers when needed?
Elastic Clause
What action has Congress taken when a pocket veto occurs?
Adjourns