Early Days
This agreement created a two-house legislature to balance the interests of large and small states
What is the Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise)?
What are the two chambers of Congress?
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Congress has the power to declare this.
What is war?
Where must all tax bills originate?
What is the House?
This person is first in line to lead the Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
Name the plan that favored large states by proposing representation based on population.
What is the Virginia Plan?
How many senators does each state have?
What is two?
Name a power of Congress related to money.
What is collect taxes, pay debts, borrow money, or coin money?
In the lawmaking process, this chamber gets the bill after the House votes.
What is the Senate?
This person is the leader of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
What did smaller states fear under the Virginia Plan?
That they would have less power/their voices would be drowned out.
What is the term length for a member of the House of Representatives?
What is two years?
Congress can regulate trade between these two entities.
What are states and other countries?
What options does the President have when a bill reaches their desk?
What is sign, veto, or ignore?
Who is second in line to lead the Senate?
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
What type of legislature did the Articles of Confederation establish?
What is unicameral (one-house)?
What are the age and citizenship requirements to be a Senator?
What is 30+ years old and 9-year U.S. citizen?
This clause allows Congress to make laws necessary to carry out their duties.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
What is the final step before a bill goes to the president?
What is both chambers approve the same version of the bill?
This Congressional leader is second in line for the Presidency, after the Vice President.
Who is the Speaker?
This Connecticut leader was responsible for the plan that led to the current structure of our Legislative Branch
Who is Roger Sherman?
What is one way the House and Senate act as checks on each other?
What is both houses must approve a bill before it can become law?
The Constitution outlines these specific powers of Congress.
What are enumerated powers?
What happens after a bill is introduced?
What is the bill is assigned a number and read aloud?
What are the titles of the leaders for each political party in Congress?
What are Majority Leader/Minority Leader?