The House of Reps.
The number of members in The House of Representatives.
435 Members
This state has the most senators.
They all have equal amounts, so no state has the most.
A permanent committee in congress.
What is a standing committee?
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Who is the current president?
A member of Congress must file this to get a bill out of committee.
What is a Discharge Petition
The power to tax is commonly referred to as this.
“Power of the Purse”
Filibusters have to be ended by this, with this amount of votes.
Vote of Cloture, 60 votes.
A temporary committee in congress.
What is a select committee?
When a bill is not signed by the president, they are only given 10 days to do it.
What is a Pocket Veto?
“If I vote for this, you’ll vote for this later on.”
What is Reciprocity
This person is the head of the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House
How long a Senator must reside in their state before assuming office.
9 years
A temporary meeting where all members act as a committee
What is a committee of the whole?
Preventing a bill from Congress from becoming law.
What is a Presidential Veto?
The amount of members of Congress it takes to override a veto.
What is ⅔ of both houses
This is how long a Representative’s term lasts.
2 years
The head of the Senate, also selected by the President.
Vice President (VP)
Where the rules and terms of debate for a bill are set.
What is the rules committee?
A president signs legislation for it to become law.
What is the presidential role in turning a bill into law?
This is used to increase the popularity of a bill.
What is a rider
The House of Representatives has these specific powers.
Power to tax/spend, power to impeach
The senate does this for the President.
Provide advice and consent to the President.
Where a draft to compromise a bill that both houses can accept is done.
What is the conference committee?
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Who is the Senior Advisor to the President of the United States?
This chamber votes on the President when a tie occurs.
What is the House of Representatives