Congresspeople
CongresspeopleII
CongresspeopleIII
Committees
Bills
100
The legislative branch was established by which article?
1
100
How long do senators serve per term?
6 years
100
Who chooses the Speaker of the House
The Majority Party
100
What is a committee?
A group of congressmen that work on a certain area of interest
100
What is a bill?
proposed law
200
The House of Representatives and Senate are called what?
Congress
200
How many Senators are there in the Senate
100
200
What is a seniority system?
Giving good positions to the people that have served the longest.
200
Who is in charge of a committee?
Chairperson
200
Where does a bill go once it is proposed
committee
300
Where does Congress meet?
The U.S. Capitol Building
300
How many Representatives are there? 100, 235, or 435?
435
300
Who picks the Minority Leader?
The majority party
300
Who picks the person in charge of a committee?
The Majority Party (majority leader)
300
If the Senate votes Yes on a bill, where does it go?
The House
400
What US Congressional District is Waynesboro in?
9th
400
Who has the power to break a tie in the Senate?
Vice President
400
Who takes the place of the Vice President in the Senate if the VP isn't present?
President Pro Tempore
400
When a committee is divided into a smaller committee what is it called?
Subcommittee
400
How can Congress override a veto?
2/3 votes yes in each house
500
Who is the Representative of the 9th district?
Shuster
500
What is the minimum number of people required for official business to take place? This is a vocab word, not an actual number.
Quorum
500
Why should you try to be really nice to the leaders of your party?
Either they put you on a good committee or they can help you pass bills through
500
What are 2 ways that a committee can kill a bill?
1. Never even vote on it 2. Vote No on it
500
What is gerrymandering?
Redrawing congressional boundaries to a party's advantage.
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