Congressional Leaders
House of Reps
Committees
Senate
How a Bill Becomes a Law
100
Who is the current President of the Senate?
Who is Joe Biden
100
How many years is a term in the House of Reps?
What is Two Years
100
How long do standing committees staying running in the House and Senate?
What is Always
100
How many members make up the Senate?
What is 100
100
What is the first step in the process of a bill becoming a law?
What is Introducing it and giving it a name and number.
200
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Who is John Boehner
200
How many members make up the House of Reps?
What is 435
200
What is a joint committee?
What is A committee made up of members from both the House and Senate.
200
How long is the term for each Senator?
What is 6 years
200
What are the President's options when they are sent a bill?
What is Sign it or Veto it.
300
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
Who is Orrin Hatch
300
What stance would a Delegate take in the House of Reps?
What is They would listen to the people in their home districts opinion on the issue and vote with them.
300
What is the job of a subcommittee in the House or Senate?
What is To focus on a specific issue from the standing committee. (Ex: Forestry Committee from the Committee on Agriculture)
300
What type of Congressman is a Trustee?
What is They believe people voted for them because they would make the right choices, and they vote based on their own opinion.
300
Approximately how many bills are introduced each year in Congress?
What is 8,000
400
Who is the Majority Leader in the Senate?
Who is Mitch McConnell
400
Name one Expressed Power of Congress and describe it.
What is Tax Power, etc.
400
Why is a select committee formed?
What is to deal with a certain issue that arises. (Ex: Committee on terrorism after 9/11)
400
What type of Congressman is a Politico?
What is A balance of all the voting behaviors.
400
If a bill is amended by one branch of Congress after the other has voted on it, what happens next?
What is It is sent back to the other house to vote on the amendments.
500
Who is the Minority Leader in the House>
Who is Nancy Pelosi
500
What are the qualifications to run for the House of Reps?
What is 25 yrs old, lived in the US for 7 years, live in the district you're running.
500
When are people appointed to committees in Congress?
What is The first day of each new session. (January after election years.)
500
What are the qualifications for running for Senate?
What is 30 yrs old, lived in the US for 9 years, must live in the state you are running.
500
What is a filibuster and what is the longest a single person has talked during one?
What is Talking a bill to death, 24 hours
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