Congress
Article 1 of The U.S. Constitution created this branch of government
What is the legislative branch
Sometimes referred to as "The House", what is the full name of this part of Congress?
What is the House of Representatives
Each state has this number of Senators
What is 2
Congress has the power to declare what
What is war
Each bill is referred here once they are introduced in the House or Senate
What is a committee
Bicameral means that our legislative branch, or Congress, has what?
What is 2 houses
The term in office for a U.S. Representative
What is 2 years
What is the term in office for a U.S. Senator
6 years
Congress has the power to confirm who
presidential appointments/supreme court justices
This is what a bill must do once a single house votes to pass it.
what is pass the other house
This is the main power or job of the US Congress
What is to create laws
The representative for West Jordan in the US House is this person
Who is Burgess Owens
This is the number of senators currently serving in the Senate
100
Congress has the power to do this with bills or with people that they think may have done something wrong
what is Investigate
what is an idea
The Constitutional Compromise that created the House of Representatives and the Senate is called what?
The Great Compromise
This is what determines the number of representatives in the House
What is population
This power of the Senate is a check on the President's ability to appoint federal judges and Supreme Court Justices
What is CONFIRMATION
What does it mean when we say that Congress has "the power of the purse"
what is control over the federal budget
What does floor consideration mean?
The House or Senate debate a bill and then vote on it.
Both a Representative and a Senator need to do this in order to be elected
What is live in the state they represent
This is the number of representatives currently serving in the US House
What is 435
Name one of Utah's senators
Mike Lee
Mitt Romney
What is the power of impeachment?
The House can impeach a federal official if they think he./she has done something wrong or unconstitutional. The Senate TRIES someone and can CONVICT them/remove them from office
This the last step in the bill process
What is given to the president to sign