The House
The Senate
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100

The total number of members in this body.

What is 435?

100

The age requirement to be a Senator.

What is 30?

100

The is the process of drawing congressional districts after the census.

What is redistricting?
100

I am the head of the party with the second highest number of elected representatives in the House.

What is Minority Leader?

100
This committee continues from one Congress to the next.

What is a standing committee?

200

The current party in power.

Who are the Republicans?

200

This plan favored the states having equal representation in the Senate.

What is the NJ plan?

200

This number of years each census is taken is this. 

What is 10?

200

Per the Constitution, I am not a member of the Senate but am there to vote in case of a tie.

Who is the Vice President?

200

We are the type of the committee this is appointed for a specific purpose.

What is a special or select committee?

300

She is the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House.

Who is Nancy Pelosi?

300

The number of years a person must be a U.S. citizen to become a Senator.

What is 9?

300

I am the Governor for which the term given to the bizarre shaped district I created in Massachusetts.

Who is Elbridge Gerry?

300

I keep close contact with all members and keep up with vote counts on key legislation.

Who is the Whip?

300
We set the scheduling and conditions for length of debate.

What is the House Rules Committee?

400

Two of the powers delegated only to this body.

What is impeachment and initiate revenue bills?

400

The Senate offers "this" on many presidential appointments. 

What is "advice and consent"?

400

I am the role played by an elected representative who listens to their constituents but uses their best judgment to make a final decision.

Who is the trustee?

400

I am third in the line of succession for the Presidency.

Who is the Speaker of the House?

400

I am used to extend debate usually to oppose a bill to the floor for a vote.

What is the filibuster?

500

As of this year, the average net worth of a House member.

What is 1 million dollars?

500

This person presides over Impeachment trials in this body.

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

500

This advantage of incumbents is when members and their staffs help constituents solve day-to-day problems.

What is casework?

500

The Republicans have this name of their group to choose their leaders ____________; the Democrats have this name of their group to choose their leaders _______________.

What is conference and caucus?

500

I am used to cut off debate in the Senate and I require this number of ____ votes to do so.

What is cloture and 60?
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