House
How many Representatives are there in the House?
435
Number of Senators
100
The Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi
The President must submit his annual budget to these committees
House and Senate Appropriations
There are two of these from each state throughout the Capitol. They can be former Presidents or other important figures from the state's history.
Statues
The three House Office Buildings
Cannon, Rayburn, Longworth
Term length in the Senate
6 years
The Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell
Name 1 FULL Committee that has a Health Subcommittee
Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce
This lady stands on top of the US Capitol
Statue of Lady Freedom
Term length in the House
2 years
The three Senate Office Buildings
Russell, Hart, Dirksen
This elected official serves as the "President of the Senate" and has a tie-breaking vote.
The Vice President of the United States
This committee conducts confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justices
Senate Judiciary
The President takes the oath of office on this side of the Capitol.
West
This former president became a member of the House of Representatives AFTER his time in the White House
John Quincy Adams
Name one president who was previously a U.S. Senator
Nixon, Benjamin Harrison, Obama, Kennedy, John Quincy Adams, Truman, Pierce, Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, Harding, Buchanan, Jackson, Andrew Johnson, LBJ, Monroe, Tyler
This member is the longest-serving individual in the Senate who presides over sessions when the President of the Senate is absent. He/she is third in the presidential line of succession.
Senate President Pro-Tempore
A group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives
A caucus
This important branch of government used to meet in the U.S. Capitol before it got its own building in 1935.
Supreme Court
Congress gets its authority from THIS article of THIS document
Article 1, U.S. Constitution
Prior to 2013, there were 60 votes required for all executive branch and judicial nominees. In 2013, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid invoked this to move the required number of votes 51.
Nuclear Option
This member is mainly responsible for counting heads and rounding up party members for votes and quorum calls. Hint: the majority and minority have one!
Whip
The process by which a U.S. congressional committee debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.
Markup
This famous former President was supposed to be buried in the Capitol but instead chose his beloved home as his final resting place.
George Washington