Congressional Leadership
This is the most powerful person in the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Representatives in the House are allocated to States in the Union based on this.
What is population?
What is Congress?
Congressional Representatives are elected for this.
This is the power of Congress to formally charge a federal official with misconduct.
What is impeachment?
This person has the constitutional role of presiding over the Senate as well as breaking any ties.
Who is the Vice President?
Who is J.D. Vance?
Every state is allotted this many Senators.
What are two Senators?
This chamber of Congress initiates all revenue bills.
What is the House of Reps?
Senators are elected for this.
What is a 6 year term?
These are permanent committees that are in both the Senate and the House.
What are Standing Committees?
These people assist party leader and try to persuade members on how to vote.
Who are party Whips?
Currently the Senate has this many members.
What is 100 Senators?
This chamber of Congress gives advice and consent on presidential appointments.
What is the Senate?
A person needs to be this age to be elected to the House.
What is 25 years old?
This when committee spots are determined by years of service in Congress.
What is the Seniority System?
This person acts as a chairperson for the Senate, and is usually the most senior member.
They are third in line for succession to the presidency, following the Speaker of the House.
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
Each state is divided into one or more of these, with each of these having one Congressional representative.
What is a congressional district?
What is 2/3 of both houses of Congress?
A person must be this age to be elected to the Senate.
What is 30 years old?
These are congressional powers established by the elastic clause to the constitution.
What are implied powers?
This Congressman or Senator belongs to the party that currently controls their respective chamber of Congress.
They speak for their party on an issue and also try to push bills along.
Who is the Majority Leader?
Currently, the House has this many representatives.
What is 435 representatives?
Both chambers in Congress hold debates, but in the Senate they can do this, which means to "talk a bill to death" or until Congress adjourns.
What is a filibuster?
Midterms take place when.
What is two years after a presidential election?
This is a type of law Congress cannot pass which would make an action a crime after it was performed legally.
What are ex post facto laws?