Senate
House of Representatives
Vocabulary
Bills
Miscellaneous
100
What are the rules that determine committee membership in the Senate?
What is the chair person of each committee is always a member of the majority party. They are a powerful leader that controls the committees' activities. They can select over half of the committee members. The seniority system has a great effect on committee membership.
100
What are the qualifications for the House of Representatives? What is the term of office?
What is at least 25 years old, been a US citizen for seven years, and they have to live in the state they represent. The term of office is two years
100
Dividing a state into odd-shaped districts for strictly political reasons.
What is Gerrymandering
100
How does a senator introduce a bill?
What is making a formal announcement in the senate.
100
Who assists the floor leader and keeps track of how the party members vote?
What is the Whip?
200
What are the qualifications for being in the senate?
What is at least live in the United States for 9 years, be 30 years old, and live in the State you represent.
200
What are limits to congressional powers?
They cannot favor one state over another or enact laws that interfere with people's legal rights. They may not pass bills of attainder and ex post facto laws or suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
200
People in the districts
What is Constittents
200
When a bill is on committee what are three options that members of Congress have?
What is kill the bill, pigeonhole, or change it?
200
What is a system where the most desirable assignments are given to a member who has served the longest in congress?
What is a seniority system?
300
What are the special powers of the Senate?
What is they can act as a jury in an impeachment trial, and they can ratify treaties with other nations. They can also approve or reject the President's appointments with other high government officials.
300
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
What is 435 people
300
the right to send job-related mail without paying postage.
What is Franking Privilege
300
What is it called when a house can talk for an unlimited amount of time and which house can do this term?
What is senate and filibuster?
400
How long is the term of Senate and what fraction of Senators are reelected every two years?
What is one third and 6 years?
400
What percent of the current House members have been reelected? (according to the book)
What is 70-80%
400
a permanent committee that specializes in a particular topic.
What is a standing committee
400
What are the three ways in which a bill can be debated by voting?
What is standing vote, voice vote, and roll call vote?
400
What are three benefits and privileges of the members of Congress?
What is free office space, parking, trips to their home state, budgets to pay for assistance, office staff, discounts on medical care, and video production. They are given franking privilege, immunity, and free haircuts.
500
How many Senators are there?
What is 100?
500
How long do you have to be a United States citizen to serve in the House?
What is at least 7 years
500
a committee that includes the senate and the House?
What is a joint committee?
500
After both houses pass the bill, who is it sent to? What can this person do?
What is the President, veto, or pocket veto?
500
What is one example for expressed powers and one example for implied powers?
What is to maintain the army and the navy (expressed). To build a huge military netwrok, including service academies and intelligence-gathering organizations in additions to the United States Army, Navy, Air Forse, and Marines (implied).
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