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How many Representatives?
435
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How many Senators are there?
100
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What Article of the Constitution gives Congress its power?
Article 1
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What is the most important job Congress has?
Making Laws.
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What is one kind of law that Congress CANNOT make...
A law establishing a official religion, or creating cenorship
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This person is the 3rd most powerful person in politics
The Speaker of the House
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There representation is based on?
Equality, each state gets 2 senators
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Most powers given to congress are "enumerated". What does enumerated mean
Clearly listed.
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What is the first step in how a bill becomes a law?
An idea is proposed.
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Whe does a session of Congress Start?
Janurary 3rd and goes until December
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Representation in the House of Representatives is based on ....
Population
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How long is a term for a Senator?
6 years
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What is the necessary and Proper clause?
These are the implied powers of Congress, also called the elastic clause.
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A bill has to be passed in both the House and the Senate in.... forms.
Identical Forms.
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Where can you find one copy of every book every written in the US?
The Library of Congress
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How is the population measured?
The Census
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How old do you have to be to be a Senator?
30
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What are two checks that Congress has on the other branches of government?
Propose Amendments, Impeach Presidents, Approve Judicial Appointees
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What can a committee do to a bill?
The committee looks over a proposed bill and can pass, change, replace, ignore, or kill a bill.
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What serves as the GREATEST limit of power on Congress
The Bill of Rights
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How old do you have to be to be a representative?
25
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Who is the leader of the Senate?
Techinically the Vice President
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Who actually "impeaches" the president and who holds the trial to remove him from office?
The house impeaches, which means to "accuse them of misconduct". The Senate actually holds the trial to remove them from office.
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What are the different ways that the House and the Senate Votes on a bill?
House: Voice Votes, Standing Votes, Recorded Votes Senate: Voice Votes, Electronic Votes, Roll Call Votes.
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What does CBO stand for?
THe Congressional Budget Office
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