Vocabulary
Constitution
House
Senate
Law Making
100
2 years
How long is a term in Congress?
100
A powers that allows for the government to evolve with time
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
100
Length of a House members term.
What is two years?
100
Length of a Senate term.
What is six years?
100
This is the first step in the law making process.
What is a initiative?
200
One year
How long is a session of Congress?
200
The power that allows both the State and the National government to exert their individual power.
What is Concurrent Power?
200
The process in which census data is used to decide how many representatives should be allotted to each state.
What is reapportionment?
200
The most powerful person in the Senate?
Who is the majority leader?
200
You need to provide your signature to get attention to your cause.
What is a Petition?
300
The people who elect a congressperson to his or her position.
What are Constituents?
300
A power that is specifically written in the constitution.
What is a Delegated Power?
300
The most powerful person in the House of Representatives?
Who is the speaker of the House?
300
A legislative tactic used by the minority to delay the vote on a bill.
What is a filibuster?
300
This Supreme Court case stated that all congressional district must have about the same number of people.
What is Westberry v sanders (1964)?
400
A member of congress who is running for reelection.
What is an incumbent?
400
A power that is obvious but is not specifically written.
What is a Implied Power?
400
The process of drawing congressional districts to favor one particular political party.
What is Gerrymandering?
400
When a vote is tied this individual break the tie.
Who is the Vice President?
400
It takes both houses of Congress to make a law happen if the president doesn't like it.
What is a Veto Override?
500
An official rebuke of a member of congress.
What is a censure?
500
The power that subordinates the States Powers to the National Government.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
500
Total members in the House of Representatives
What is 435?
500
the most senior member of the majority party
What is the Senate president pro tempore?
500
When a bill is proposed, it has to stop her first.
What is a Congressional Committee?
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