Congress
Senate
House of Reps
Vocabulary
Other
100
The regular period of time during which Congress conducts its business
What is a session?
100
It has two members from each State
What is the Senate?
100
25 years old / citizen for at least seven years / must live in the State from which chosen
What are the qualifications for House members in the Constitution?
100
A legal proceeding for distributing to creditors the assets of those unable to pay their debts
What is bankruptcy?
100
Six-years
What is the term of a Senate member?
200
System that allowed for fair and equal representation of the States at the national level
What is bicameralism?
200
Sets the number of Senate seats held by each State
What is the Constitution?
200
The sole power to remove the President that is held by the House of Representatives.
What is impeach?
200
The purpose of this action is to prevent action on a bill
What is a filibuster
200
All treaties must be approved by a two-thirds vote by this group.
What is the Senate
300
The Tuesday after the First Monday in November of each even-numbered year
What day are congressional elections held?
300
In the Vice President's absence, the presiding officer of the Senate
What is the president pro tempore
300
Most measures introduced in the House die at this step
What is the committee?
300
The Senate will only have a fraction of its seats up for election at any time.
What is continuous body?
300
Created to divide the workload
What is congressional committees?
400
Congress uses this to propose a constitutional amendment
What is a joint resolution
400
The power to approve or reject major presidential appointments
What is a sole nonlegislative power of the Senate?
400
Voted on by either house, but has no force of law
What is resolution?
400
The final step before congressional approval of a bill
What is the conference committee
400
A constitutional command to the president
What is the State of the Union address?
500
Declaring war under the Constitution
What is Congress' sole power?
500
Before the 17th amendment, Senators were chosen by this authority.
What is the State legislatures?
500
How and when bills reach the floor of the House is decided
What is the Rules Committee?
500
Majority of the fuller membership of either house
What is the quorum
500
The final step before congressional approval of a bill
What is the conference committee
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