This house of Congress has the power to pass articles of impeachment.
House of Representatives
100
Must be this old to serve in the House of Representatives.
25
100
Must be this old to serve in the Senate.
30
100
The Ways and Means and Homeland Security Committees are both examples of this type of congressional committee, which exist in each house of Congress.
Standing committee
100
Define incumbent.
Someone who is currently in office
200
The concept of legislators using their best judgment to make policy in the interests of the people is commonly referred to as this style of representation.
Trustee
200
This is the number of representatives in the House.
435
200
Must be a citizen for this number of years to serve in the Senate.
9
200
The role of this official is to ensure that party members vote in line with the party.
Whip
200
The act of drawing congressional district lines to give one party a competitive advantage is known as this.
Gerrymandering
300
Most legislators adopt this style of representation: listening to the voices of their constituents on matters that attract public attention, and following their own personal ideology on all other matters.
Politico
300
All bills of this type, which are essential to the functioning of government, must originate in the House.
Revenue
300
This legislative procedure, only available in the Senate, allows a Senator to essentially "talk a bill to death".
Filibuster
300
This committee is one designed for a limited, specific purpose typically following an event of national significance.
Select committee
300
This privilege allows members of Congress to use the mail for free.
Franking privilege
400
This term, sometimes called "standing for representation", refers to when the outward, physical appearance of an elected official resembles that of his/her constituents.
Descriptive representation
400
In order to override a presidential veto, this fraction of the House and the Senate must be in agreement.
2/3
400
Presidential nominees, such as justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, must be confirmed by this proportion of voting Senators.
Simple majority
400
When the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill, this type of committee will be convened to address the differences.
Conference committee
400
Helping a constituent receive a lost social security check is a form of this important congressional responsibility.
Casework
500
This word means a legislative body that has two separate houses.
Bicameralism
500
If the president and vice president were to die in office, this office would be next in the line of succession.
Speaker of the House
500
Cloture can only be invoked when, at minimum, this number of senators vote in favor of it.
60
500
The oldest serving member of the majority party in the Senate is always given this leadership role.
President Pro Tempore
500
This term refers to the "pet projects" members of Congress seek to bring to their district to promote the interests of their constituency and help them claim credit for reelection.