Senate
Each state sends this many senators to Washington, D.C.
2
No state can have fewer than this number of House members.
1
This is an official survey of the United States population, conducted every 10 years.
Census
This person serves as the President of the Senate.
Vice President
The exclusive right to produce, sell or use an invention.
Patent
Length of a Senator's term.
6 years
The official is chosen by the House when there is no Electoral College majority
President
Free postal service for congressmen
Franking Privelege
Member of Congress who introduces a bill.
Sponsor
A proposed law to a legislative body for consideration.
Bill
Fraction of senators needed to approve treaties.
2/3
Length of a Representative's term.
2 years
The exclusive right to publish, distribute, or sell a literary or artistic work, such as a book, film, song, or videocassette.
Copyright
The member of the majority party in the House of Representatives who presides over the legislative body
Speaker of the House
Punishment or show of disapproval, often in the form of economic and trade restrictions on an offending country.
Sanction
This Amendment provides for the direct election of U.S. Senators
17th
Minimum age for a Representative
25 years-old
The practice of drawing odd-shaped boundary lines to favor a particular candidate or political party
Gerrymandering
The chief strategist and spokesperson for the majority party in the House of Representatives or the Senate.
Majority leader
To bring criminal charges against a government official.
Impeach
Wisconsin's two United States Senators.
Tammy Baldwin & Ron Johnson
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435
A tactic used in the Senate to monopolize debate in an effort to delay or block the passage of a bill
Filibuster
An assistant floor leader in Congress.
Whip
The powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution
Expressed or Enumerated Powers