Congress 1
This is often referred to as the lower house of Congress.
What is the House of Representatives?
The branch of government that makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
Most of the actual work of Congress is done in ____________.
What is Committees?
Permanent committees that continue their work from session to session in Congress
What are standing committees?
This is often referred to as the Upper House of Congress.
What is the Senate?
What is the Senate?
A person from a Representative/Senators district that is a potential voter
What is a Constituent?
A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses. The House of Representative and the Senate
What is bicameral?
Powers that are clearly listed in the Constitution - coin money, declare war, impeachment
What are Expressed Powers?
In this house of Congress representation is based off a states population.
What is the House of Representatives?
The length of terms served by members of the House of Representatives.
What is 2 years?
Presides over the Senate but only votes to break a tie
Who is the Vice President?
Person in charge of making sure legislators are present for key votes, gathers up the votes
What are Whips?
Congress starts its term in the month of _.
What is January?
The length of term served by members of the Senate.
What is 6 years?
A population count taken every 10 years
What is a Census?
A high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president
What is the President Pro Tempore?
The party leader of the majority that has the task of pushing party issues on the floor of each house
What is the majority leader?
To override a presidential veto, ___ of Congress must agree.
What is 2/3?
the work that lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem
What is Casework?
A person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to try to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches.
What is a lobbyist?
The process of creating oddly shaped districts to increase the voting strength of a particular group
What is Gerrymandering?
The leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, most powerful position in the House, 2nd in line for the presidency
What is the Speaker of the House?
The House has the sole power of ________, or to accuse officials of misconduct in office.
What is impeachment?
Government projects and grants that primarily benefit the home district or state of a Representative or Senator - Bringing home the bacon
What are Pork-barrel Projects?