House of Representatives
This is the total number of voting members in the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
Each state has this many senators.
What is two?
A bill must pass both houses of Congress before reaching this person for approval.
Who is the President?
Congress has the power to collect these to fund government operations.
What are taxes?
Congress can check the president by rejecting these formal agreements with foreign nations.
What are treaties?
This Democrat currently represents California's 13th Congressional District, having defeated incumbent John Duarte in the 2024 election.
Who is Adam Gray?
The Senate has this total number of members.
What is 100?
A bill can become law even if the president vetoes it if Congress does this with a two-thirds majority in both houses.
What is override the veto?
The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare this.
The Senate checks the president by approving or rejecting these nominations.
What are judicial and executive appointments?
The leader of the House of Representatives holds this official title.
What is the Speaker of the House?
Senators serve this many years per term.
What is six years?
This is where a bill is sent after introduction in either house.
What is a committee?
Congress has the power to raise and support these, but funding cannot be allocated for more than two years at a time.
What are armies?
The legislative branch can check the judiciary by establishing these.
What are lower federal courts?
Members of the House serve this many years per term.
What is two years?
The Vice President of the United States holds this official title in the Senate.
What is President of the Senate?
If the president does not sign a bill within ten days and Congress is not in session, the bill dies in this way.
What is a pocket veto?
Congress has the power to regulate this, which includes trade between states and with foreign nations.
What is interstate and foreign commerce?
Congress can override a presidential veto with this fraction of both houses voting in favor.
What is two-thirds?
This constitutional process is controlled by the House and is the first step in removing an executive or judicial official from office.
What is impeachment?
This Democrat, known for leading efforts against former President Donald Trump during his impeachments, was appointed to the U.S. Senate in December 2024, filling the seat of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Who is Adam Schiff?
When the Senate makes changes to a bill that was passed by the House, this must happen before the bill can become law.
What is the House must approve the changes?
This constitutional clause gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers.
What is the Elastic Clause?
The legislative branch can remove a sitting judge through this process.
What is impeachment and conviction?