House
Length of term for the House of Representatives.
What is 2?
Length of term for the Senate.
The part of the Constitution spells out the powers of Congress.
What is Article I?
A group of like-minded people who seek to control the government through the electoral process.
What is a political party?
An organized group of people who seek to influence policy through governmental action.
What is an interest group?
Minimum age to be in the House of Representatives.
What is 25?
Minimum age to be a Senator.
What is 30?
Clause in the article that allows for the implied powers.
What is the elastic (necessary and proper) clause?
Number of major parties in the U.S.
What is 2?
Groups that seek to improve the economic condition of farmers.
What are agriculture groups?
In order to be a member of the House of Representatives, you have to have been a citizen for this many years.
What is 7?
To be a U.S. Senator, you must have been a citizen for this many years?
What is 9?
What is the House?
The two major parties in the U.S. currently.
What are the Republicans and the Democrats?
Groups that seek to improve the economic condition of doctors, lawyers, and teachers.
What are professional groups?
Who is Speaker of the House?
What is the Vice-President?
This chamber is responsible for approving presidential appointments.
What is the Senate?
The party that has more people elected to offices.
What is the majority party?
All labor unions are this.
What are labor interest groups?
Party leadership positions that are used to count votes and keep the members in line.
What are whips?
This is the second in command in the Senate and fourth in line for the presidency.
Who is the president pro tempore?
Chamber that is responsible for approving (ratifying) treaties.
What is the Senate?
All chairpersons of all committees in Congress are always from this party.
What is the majority party?
Name of the problem associated with people not joining groups but getting the benefit for free.
What is the free-rider problem?