Congressional Hodgepodge
A state's representation in the House of Representatives in based on their population. However, each state has this many members in the US Senate.
What is two?
People may use newspapers, television news, podcasts, or ways of communicating, referred to by this term, to influence lawmakers and government officials.
What is media?
A bill does not become a law until this person affixes their signature on it.
Who is the President of the United States?
When POTUS is making decisions involving the military, they are fulfilling this role.
What is Commander-in-Chief?
If a member of the House of Representatives serves six terms, they will have served for this many years.
What is twelve?
The United States Congress is referred to as being bicameral, which means it has two of these.
What are chambers (houses)?
Even though they are not able to officially introduce legislation in Congress, this person can use their position and speeches like the State of the Union to influence lawmakers.
Who is the President of the United States?
If the Chief Executive is not crazy about a bill that comes across their desk, they have the power to use this action to send it back to Congress.
What is veto?
A big part of being POTUS is communicating with other countries, serving in this role. It is also the only role POTUS fills that the governor of Virginia does not.
What is Chief Diplomat?
If a US Senator serves for three terms, they will served for this many years.
What is eighteen?
This state has the most members in the House of Representatives.
What is California?
When citizens band together for a common purpose, they form these kinds of organizations aimed at passing or fighting legislation.
What are interest groups?
Oh no! Most bills die in these smaller groups in Congress that usually focus on specific issues.
What are committees?
When POTUS gives a speech to the nation after a tragic event, they are filling the role of Chief Citizen. When they host a championship winning team, they are filling this role.
What is Chief of State?
If a member of Congress serves five terms in the House of Representatives and then serves two terms in the US Senate, they will have been in Congress for this many years.
What is 22 years?
This chamber of the United States Congress is often referred to as the lower chamber or lower house.
What is the House of Representatives?
When people outside of Congress apply pressure to members of Congress to vote in favor of or against a bill, it is referred to as this. It doesn't have to happen at the entrance to a hotel.
What is lobbying?
Before a vote happens, members of Congress will discuss the bill, although they will refer to these talks and speeches as this, a different word starting with D.
What is debate?
When POTUS discusses important bills with members of Congress, they are filling this role of president.
What is Chief Legislator?
A 25 year-old was just elected to the House of Representatives, meaning they have to wait this long to run for President.
What is ten years?
Congress has two kinds of powers; expressed, which are listed in the Constitution, and this type of power, made possible by a section of the document called the "elastic clause". The creation of the US Space Force was due to these kinds of powers.
What are implied powers?
Lobbyists and interest groups try to influence the decisions and actions that a government takes to solve problems, often referred to by this two word alliterative phrase.
What is public policy?
Bragging rights! Virginia's governor has this power that the President of the United States does not!
What is a line-item veto?
If POTUS travels the country giving speeches to support candidates who have the same political beliefs as them, they are filling this role.
What is Chief of Party?
Lyndon Johnson served in the House of Representatives for six terms, the US Senate for 2 terms, and as US President for five half years, meaning he spent this much time in Washington DC as a member of the US government.
What is 29 years?