House
Senate
Legislative Powers
Nonlegislative Powers
Miscellaneous
100
The age all Representatives must be.
What is 25?
100
Age members of the Senate have to be.
What is 30?
100
The part of the Constitution has allowed Congress to gain the largest amount of power over time.
What is the necessary and proper/elastic clause?
100
Process where the House brings charges against a member of the executive or judicial branches.
What is impeachment?
100
This is established in Article VI, establishing that the Constitution and laws passed by Congress “shall be the supreme Law of the Land.”
What is the Supremacy Clause?
200
This leadership position in the House of Representatives has a large amount of control over bills.
What is the Speaker of the House?
200
Allows a Senator to debate as long as they would like.
What is a filibuster?
200
The ability of Congress to pass laws dealing with government taxing and spending.
What is the Power of the Purse?
200
Category of powers of Congress that include the ability to approve treaties, declare war, and regulate interstate commerce.
What are foreign policy powers?
200
This allows the Supreme Court to check the powers of the other two branches.
What is judicial review?
300
Type of bill that must start in the House.
What is a Revenue Bill?
300
They lead the political party that is not the dominant party in their house.
What is a Minority Leader?
300
The most common method for the government to borrow money.
What are government bonds?
300
The group that serves as a jury for removal of office.
What is the Senate?
300
This is setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment.
What is gerrymandering?
400
A minimum number of Representatives needed to vote on laws.
What is a quorum?
400
The position in charge of the Senate when the VP is gone.
What is the President Pro Tempore?
400
The court case that set the precedent to expand Congressional power in regulating commerce.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
400
The group who chooses the President if neither candidate receives 270 votes.
What is the House?
400
The group who has to approve all presidential appointments to any office.
What is the Senate?
500
Powerful committee that is able to schedule when bills will be voted upon by the full House.
What is the House Rules Committee?
500
Method for bringing a bill to floor for debate and vote.
What is an unanimous vote by the Senators?
500
This power allowed Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act.
What is regulate interstate commerce?
500
This allows Congress to check on how the executive branch is administering the law.
What is legislative oversight?
500
The order to appear before a Congressional investigation or turn over evidence.
What is subpoena?
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