Structure of Congress
It has two chambers
The president can use this power to block any legislation that Congress passes
What is Veto?
When the president appoints someone to this position, it generates the most debate in the Senate
What is the Supreme Court?
Once elected a Representative serves for this many years, a senator this many
What is 2 years and 6 years?
Congress's power to remove someone from office
What is impeachment?
In the House of Representatives states change their representation amount based on this report done every 10 years
What is the Census?
If Congress and the President belong to different parties, the government is referred to as this
What is divided government?
The Senate would need this large of a majority to successfully impeach a president
What is 2/3 majority?
When a person runs for reelection, they have an over 90% success rate in getting reelected and are known by this title
What is an incumbent?
These two committee types are often the ones who are conducting an investigation
What is standing and select committees?
This method of manipulating Congressional Districts to favor one party has been ruled as unconstitutional
What is Gerrymandering?
While the president can propose a budget for the country, this group still needs to approve any funding related bill
What is Congress?
There are two major types of powers that Congress has, those that are written into the Constitution and those that are not
What are expressed and implied powers?
Members of the House of Representatives are elected to represent these areas that are within a state, on the other hand Senators represent these
What are congressional districts and states?
Congressional investigations can use this power to force a witness to appear or risk being found in contempt of Congress
What is subpoena?
Due to it having staggered elections, every two years only this much of the Senate is up for election
What is 1/3?
When a president declares a national emergency, his powers last for this long before needing to be renewed by Congress
What is 1 year?
Congress is the branch with the power to declare an official war, and has done so this many times
What is 5 times?
The leader in the Senate and House of Representatives have different names, they are?
Vice-President and Speaker of the House
Congress uses this alliterative power to control the financials of the entire government
What is the power of the purse?
While nearly 5,000 bills are introduced each year the majority don't make it past this stage of debate
What are committee meetings?
If Congress has passed a bill funding something, the president could use this power to prevent that funding from occurring
What is Impounding
This clause, established in McCulloch v. Maryland, drastically increased the power of Congress
What is the necessary and proper clause?
There are this many members of the House of Representatives, and this many in the Senate
What is 435 and 100?
This standing committee is created to look into misdeeds by members of the House of Representatives
What is the House Oversight Committee?