The National Legislature
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The Members of Congress
Misc.
100

This is the Article and Section where the powers of Congress are laid out in the Constitution

What is Article 1, Section 1?

100

This is the maximum number of terms that a Representative or Senator can serve in either the House or Senate.

What is, "there is no maximum".

100

With an older age requirement, smaller size, longer term, and goal of "looking at the big picture", this is the nickname often given to the Senate

What is "the upper house"?

100

Before being considered for floor-discussion in the House or Senate, a bill has to be screened by these, comprised of either Senators or Representatives.

What is a "committee member"?

100

This is the number of the CURRENT session of Congress.

What is 116th?

200

Referring to both the House of Representatives and the Senate, this term refers to the "two chambers" of Congress

What is "bicameral"?

200

According to the Constitution, this is the minimum age someone needs to be in order to become a Representative in the House.

What is "25 years old"?

200

This is someone who chooses officials to represent them by voting for those officials. In turn, those officials are supposed to listen to and act in the best interest of this person

What are "constituents"?

200

This type of voting style requires the elected official to act directly as their constituents say.

What is a delegate?

200

This is someone running for re-election who already holds political office. 90% of these people win re-election

What is "incumbent"?

300

During a Congressional "term", Congress holds two sessions. This is the length of a Congressional "term"

What is 2 years?

300

This act, passed in 1929, set the maximum number of Representatives in the House.

What is the Reapportionment Act?

300

Originally choosing Senators from the State Legislature, this Amendment changed that to allow voters from each state to choose their Senators.

What is the 17th Amendment?

300

This type of voting style requires the elected official to act as they think is BEST for their constituents, depending upon the situation.

What is a trustee?

300

This Democrat is the current speaker of the House.

Who is Nancy Pelosi?

400

Adding the number of Senators in the Senate (based on equality) and the number of Representatives in the House (based on population), this is the TOTAL number of "seats" in Congress

What is 535?

400

Named for the peculiar shapes this action makes, this means the drawing and redrawing of district lines for the advantage of a political party

What is gerrymandering?

400

Serving a "staggered", 6-year term, this is the amount of seats available for election every two years.

What is 1/3?

400

This type of voting style requires the elected official to act according the ideals/beliefs/practices or wishes of their political party.

What is a partisan?

400

This Republican is the current Senate majority leader

Who is Mitch McConnell?

500

This term describes when the President calls Congress to meet during an emergency situation.

What is a "special session"?

500

For 500 points, answer ALL of the following: -How many Representatives does Minnesota have? -What district does Duluth fall in? -Who is our Representative in that district? -What is his political party?

-8 Representatives -The 8th District -Pete Stauber -He is a Republican

500

For 500 points, answer ALL of the following: -How many Senators does Minnesota get? -Who are our Senators? -What are their political parties?

-2 (each state gets 2 Senators, regardless of size) -Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith-They are both Democrats

500

This type of voting style requires the elected official to consider the will of their constituents, what will be best for their constituents and the will of their political party all at the same time.

What is a politico?

500

For 500 points, answer ALL of the following: -What party currently holds the minority in the House? What party currently holds the minority in the Senate? -Who is the Minority Leader in the House? -Who is the Minority Leader in the Senate?

-Republicans 

-Democrats

-Kevin McCarthy

-Chuck Schumer

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