House
25-years old, citizen for the last 7 years, and live in state they are running for
What is the qualifications for a House member?
The Vice President is also...
What is the Head of the Senate?
A bicameral legislature in the United States government consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate
What is Congress?
Individual citizens, special interest groups, corporations, or non-governmental organizations
What is send a bill to Congress?
Implied power
What is elastic clause?
Current Speaker of the House
What is Nancy Pelosi?
Current Majority Leader
what is Mitch McConnell?
Free postage on all mail to constituents
What is franking privilege?
Can sign, veto, or ignore bill
what is the President?
A permanent panel with full legislative functions and oversight responsibilities
What is Standing Committees?
All money/appropriations bills start here, select the president in an Electoral College tie, and writes the article of impeachment against high ranking officials
What is the special powers of the Head of House Representatives?
Current President of the Senate
What is Mike Pence?
Considers bills, maintains oversight of executive agencies, and conducts investigations
What is Legislative Committees?
A vote to end debate/discussion; not a pass or reject vote
What is a cloture vote?
The acts of purposely drawing voting district boundaries to favor one potential party; rigging an election
What is gerrymandering?
Current Minority Leader
What is Kevin McCarthy?
Approves of all treaties and appointments, chooses the Vice President in an Electoral College tie, and acts as the jury in all trials of impeachment
What is the special powers of the Head of Senate?
Raise and collect taxes, borrow money, sets laws for Naturalization, declares war, and elastic clause
What is the powers of Congress?
Killing the bill
What is pigeonhole?
Includes members of House and Senate to work out differences between similar bills
What is Conference Committees?
Decides the committees each will serve on and decides the order in which bills will be heard
What is the Speaker of the House?
30-years old, citizen for 9 years, live in-state running for office of, viewed as most important
What is the qualifications of the senate?
Groups that may be bipartisanship, meeting to pursue common legislative objectives
What is caucuses?
Editing a bill to pass in either house
What is mark-up?
Passed in 1913 to allow voters to elect senators
What is the 17th Amendment?