Congress
this is how many total members of Congress.
what is 535?
How many members are in the House
What is 435
This is how many senators each state gets.
what is two?
This type of Federalism is referred to as marble cake federalism, where jobs and responsibilities are intermixed.
What is cooperative federalism?
This is the interaction between multiple levels of government
What is Federalism?
This is the word used to describe a governing body divided up into two levels
What is bicameral legislature
About how many constituents does a house member represent?
What is ~700,000?
This person is the leader of the Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
This is a law that sets an automatic end date.
What is a sunset law?
Powers granted to the national government.
What are delegated powers?
This is Congress's main function.
What is law making body?
The leader of the House is called this. Bonus points if you can name the person that holds this position.
What is speaker of the house. Nancy Pelosi.
When the Vice President can not oversee the Senate this person is in charge.
What is the president pro tempor
This prohibits public officials from holding closed meetings.
What is a sunshine law?
Powers if not delegated to the national government (what states have)
What are reserved powers?
Describe the process in which a bill becomes a law
what is idea-legislature drafts bill-purpose bill to house or senate-bill-sent to committees-voted on by house/senate- sent to house/senate-if it passes both house sent to prez-he can veto, sign into law, or hold on to it-if it doesn't get signed into law goes back- can become law with super majority vote?
This person is your US House Representative
who is David Mckinley representing district 1
What is one job the Senate does but the House does not?
What is approve presidential appointments?
These powers are shared by both the federal and state governments
What are concurrent powers?
This establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
this is the article and section were Congress gets their enumerated powers
What is Article 1 Sction 8
How many reps are needed for quoreum? How many to be considered for Committee of the Whole?
What is 218? What is 100?
Who are your US Senators?
Who are Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin III?
Daily Double
This needs to be passed before a new territory can become a state.
What is an Enabling Act?
This is a denied power to both federal and state governments
What is granting titles of nobility?