House v Senate
How many members are in the House of Representatives? Senate?
435 House of Representatives
100 Senate
A type of committee that is permanent, can exist in both the House and Senate and does most of the work in the Bill to Law process
What is a standing committee?
Highest ranking member in the House of Representatives. Chosen by a caucus of the majority party in the House. 2nd in line behind VP to be President
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Chamber of Congress where all revenue (money) bills must originate.
What is the House of Representatives?
Term describing the TWO HOUSE United States Congress.
What is bicameral?
What is the term length for the House of Representatives?
The Senate?
House - 2 years
Senate - 6 years
A type of committee that is temporary, can exist in both the House and Senate, and is only created to examine a very specific subject.
What is a select committee?
Highest ranking member in the Senate. Very rarely present. Only job is to cast deciding vote if there is a tie.
Who is the Vice President?
Chamber of Congress that must ratify all treaties and approve all Presidential appointments.
What is the Senate?
What is gerrymandering?
What is the age requirement for the House of Representatives?
Senate?
House - 25
Senate - 30
Type of committee consisting of both House of Representative members and Senate members.
What is a joint committee?
2nd highest ranking member in the Senate. Presides over the Senate on a day to day basis.
This chamber of Congress begins impeachment hearings by charging a government official with a crime.
This chamber of Congress holds a trial to determine whether that official is officially removed from office.
What is the House of Representatives?
What is the Senate?
What is a filibuster?
Senate?
House - 7 years
Senate - 9 years
Committee that is tasked with resolving differences in bills submitted by the House and Senate before they can be sent to the President.
What is a conference committee?
Positions in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. They are chosen by both parties to lead their party in their respective chamber.
What are majority and minority leaders?
Which one of these is not a Power of Congress?
Borrow Money, Declare War, Make all laws "necessary and proper", Enforce laws
Enforce Laws
Individuals or groups who try to persuade lawmakers to vote a certain way on specific issues.
What are lobbyists?
What is the area represented by a member of the House of Representatives?
Senate?
Senate - Entire State
Committee that only exists in the House of Representatives and determines under what conditions a bill can be debated on the House floor.
What is the Rules Committee
What are whips?
Congress must do this to override a Presidential veto.
What is cast a 2/3 vote against the veto.
What is cloture?