House of Representatives
# of members
435
give 200 pts to another team
Age requirement?
30
x2
Introduces Bill
Step 1
give 200 pts to another team
Permanent committee
standing committee
x2
the current speaker of the house
Nancy Pelosi
x3
Age requirement?
25
Place your index finger on your nose for the remainder of the game
term length?
6
give 400 pts to another team
Presidential options
Step 9
x2
subcategory of a standing committee
sub-committee
x3
the president of the senate
Kamala Harris
refill Mr. Eikel's water jug
Term Length?
2
take 600 pts from another team
Ability to talk indefinitely during floor debate to kill bills?
fillibuster
Win a starring contest against a student of your choice
Send to proper committee
step 2
keep your eyes closed the remainder of the game
created when appropriate committees do not exist for a present bill
select committee
trade a member of your team away or lose the points
current minority leader in the senate
Mitch McConnell
Give three students in the room a compliment
what does the HOR emphasize?
appropriations/budget/economics/domestic
Sit on the floor for the remainder of the game
Most powerful position in the senate?
majority leader
take 800 pts from another team
Floor vote
step 7
x2
committee conveyed for working out differences between two different versions of a bill
conference committee
Find Indonesia on the World Map
current minority leader in the house
Kevin McCarthy
give 800 pts to another team
Name two of the five American territories that receive representation via the HOR.
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands
Take the points or switch points with another team
What does the senate emphasize?
foreign policy & advise/consent
Steal a player from another team
Committee Markup
step 4
Sink a corn hole bucket
a committee conveyed by both chambers but not for the purpose of passing legislation to the presidents desk
joint committee
x2
the current majority leader of the senate
chuck Schumer
x3