Congress
Powers of Congress
House of Representatives
The Senate
Congress at Work
100
How many houses is Congress made up of? (Bonus:what is the term for this type of legislature?)
Two Houses (Bicameral)
100
Powers given to the Congress which are listed in the Constituion are called what?
Expressed Powers
100
A proposed law is called a...
bill
100
What is the total number of US senators
100
100
Bills may be introduced in which house?
Both House of Reps. and the Senate
200
Membership in the House of Representatives is based on what?
Population
200
What type of powers come from the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution?
Implied Powers
200
What is the total number of members in the House of Representatives?
435
200
When senators take the floor and refuse to stop talking to prevent a measure from passing it is called...
Filibuster
200
Many bills end up dieing while being discussed or debated in....
committee
300
The process of determining how many members each state has in the House is called what?
Apportionment
300
If the government fails to bring in more money than it is able to generate, it is running a...
Deficit
300
The individual whose job is to encourage party members to vote the way the party wants is called the...
whip
300
When senators have the proper number they may choose to end a debate, which is called reaching
cloture
300
What branch of the government ends the process of a bill becoming a law?
Executive
400
What are the people represented by Congress called?
Constituents
400
A legal document which requires someone to testify in court is called a....
subpoena
400
The process of drawing district boundaries for political advantage is called
gerrymandering
400
Name one of the leadership roles in the Senate
president of the Senate (or) president pro tempore (or) Senate majority leader
400
By refusing to sign a bill, the president is using the power known as...
veto
500
The process of charging executive and judicial branch officials with wrongdoing is called?
Impeachment
500
Congress may not violate certain rights promised to citizens. Provide one of these rights mentioned in the chapter. (Provide more than one for bonus)
writ of habeas corpus (or) bill of attainder (or) Ex post facto laws
500
The most powerful member in the House is the...
Speaker of the House
500
How old does someone have to be to run for the US senate?
30 years old
500
A provision added to a bill which has little to do with the bill's main goal is called a...
rider
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