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100

This many number of African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives joined together to form the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969. 

What is 13. 

100

He is the  Chairman of the Board of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.

Who is Congressman Cedric Richmond. 

100

She is the Presiding speaker of the House of Representatives

Who is Speaker Nancy Pelosi

100

There are this many U.S. House Representatives in Congress?

What is 435

100

These are the three House of Representative Office Buildings.

What is Cannon, What is Longworth and what is Rayburn. 

200

She is the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Who is Congresswoman Karen Bass.

200

She is a former CBCF intern where she interned for the then Senator Obama. She is now a Congresswoman representing the state of Illinois.

Who is Congresswoman Lauren Underwood. 

200

This individual is the second ranked member of his or her party. This leader works alongside the Speaker of the House to help achieve the party's legislative agenda.

Who is the Majority Leader.

200

This is the term length of a U.S. Senator. 

What is 6 years

200

This building includes the US Copyright Office, The Congressional Research Service, the Law Library of Congress and a collection of more than 147 million items. 

What is the Library of Congress.

300

She is the first black woman to be a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Who is Shirley Chisolm.

300

CBCF offers these four internship opportunities

What is:

1) Emerging Leaders Internship

2) Communications Internship

3) Congressional Internship

4) C-Suite Internship

300

He is the current Majority Whip and is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus

Who is Congressman James Clyburn.

300

She is the youngest woman ever to be elected to U.S. Congress

Who is Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

300

After a representative sponsors a bill, the bill is placed in this box.

What is a hopper. 

400

These two members of the CBC ran a 2020 Presidential campaign.

Who is Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Cory Booker. 

400

This conference is hosted annually by  CBCF and is the nation's largest African-American policy conference.

What is the Annual Legislative Conference (ALC)

400

This leader develops and maintains his or her party's legislative agenda and organizes the minority party in opposition to the majority party.

Who is the Minority Leader. 

400

She is the first woman and the first African American to be the Librarian of Congress

Who is Carla Hayden. 

400

This committee in the U.S. House of Representatives is responsible for investigations into the function of the federal government. The committee was established in 1816 but took its current name in 2007.

What is House Committee of Oversight and Reform. 

500

He was one of the founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus and is also the longest serving Black Congressman.

Congressman John Conyers.

500

These three programs are the three components of the CBCF Leadership Institute

What is:

1) Fellowship Program

2) Internship Program

3) Scholarship Program

500

He represents Maryland's 5th Congressional District and is the current Majority Leader.

Who is Steny Hoyer. 

500

This congressional staffer's responsibility is to build and maintain open and effective lines of communication between the member, his/her constituency and the general public. This staffer works with both print and electronic media. 

Who is the Press Secretary. 

500

This Congresswoman recently made history as the first woman and first African American to hold the Chair’s gavel of the House Financial Services Committee.

Who is Congresswoman Maxine Waters.

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