Powers
The People's House
Senate
Influences
Overview
100
The main function of the legislative branch is this.
What is to make (or create) laws?
100
A member of the House of Representatives is elected for this long.
What is 2 years?
100
A member of the Senate is elected for this long.
What is 6 years?
100
This is a group of people with a shared interest that tries to influence government policies.
What is an interest group?
100
The Legislative Branch at the national level is known as this.
What is Congress?
200
Congress’ powers are listed in this part of the Constitution.
What is Article I?
200
The amount of representatives that each state has is determined by this.
What is Population?
200
This United States has this many TOTAL Senators.
What is 100?
200
These individuals try to influence a legislator's vote on a bill.
What are lobbyists?
200
The two chambers of Congress are called this.
What is House of Representatives and Senate?
300
1942 was the last year Congress did this, on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
What is declare war?
300
There are this many members in the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
300
South Dakota has this many Senators.
What is 2?
300
This interest group lobbies for gun rights.
What is the National Rifle Association? (NRA)
300
The Legislative Branch works in this building.
What is the Capitol Building?
400
This person, one of Virginia's Senators, has the power to approve the annual budget.
Who is Tim Kaine OR Mark Warner?
400
In the 2022 elections, this party took control of the House.
What is Republican?
400
Senators influence who is on the Supreme Court by doing this.
What is approving the Presidents' nominations?
400
This association represents the interests of the elderly.
What is the American Association for Retired Persons? (AARP)
400
"Bicameral" means this.
What is two chambers?
500
Someone might say increasing the diversity in Congress is important because of this.
What is so that it can more accurately reflect the actual demographics of the United States?
500
After a bill is introduced, it gets sent to this group for discussion and review.
What is a committee?
500
If a bill starts in the Senate and is voted on favorably, this is the next step in the process.
What is repeating the process in the House?
500
This is how media can influence laws.
What is publishing stories that inform voters on various topics?
(other responses may be accepted)
500
There are this many members of Congress.
What is 535?