Organization of Congress
What is the length of a term of Congress?
2 years
Who is your current Representative for the 9th voting district of Virginia?
Morgan Griffith
What type of power is the creation of the Post Office?
Expressed Power
The majority party
In the House, who determines which committee receives a bill?
The Speaker of the House
The Speaker of the House
Who are your two U.S. Senators for Virginia?
Mark Warner and Tim Kaine
Who are the two U.S. Presidents to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
The committees and agriculture, veterans affairs, Finance, and Budget are all considered what type of committee?
Standing committee
Who decides which committee a bill goes to in the Senate?
Majority party leader
What is the President Pro tempore?
Oldest serving member of the major party in the Senate
What is a stalling tactic used in the Senate in order to try and get the opposing party to drop a bill or change it?
Filibuster
What court case prompted the creation of implied powers?
McCulloch v. Maryland
What type of committee is permanent and consists of members of both the House and Senate?
Joint committee
What rule was created in the Senate in an effort to stop filibusters?
Cloture
What is the sole duty of the President of the Senate?
Vote in the case of a tie
What is it called when districts are created to help one particular party or group?
Gerrymandering
Strict and Liberal Constructionists
What committee decides whether and under what conditions a bill can be presented before the full House?
Rules committee
What type of resolution can be used to declare war?
What type of resolution can be used to create an award?
Joint resolution and Concurrent resolution
What position serves as the chief spokesmen/women for their party as well as a legislative strategist?
Floor leaders
Who determines the apportionment of the seats in the House of Representatives?
The Census Department
What are the five Congressional powers of Money and Commerce?
Taxation, Borrowing, Commerce, Currency, Bankruptcy
What type of committee is created to iron out the differences between House and Senate bills before they are sent off to the President?
Conference Committee
What is unequivocally, undoubtedly, and perfectly the best song ever written? A song which brings about laughter, joy, and happiness in all who hear it? A song so beautiful, that rocks weep at the first chord? Which will certainly go down in human history as the greatest thing mankind has or ever will achieve?
"I'm just a bill" by Schoolhouse Rock