house
senate
committees
power people
how a bill becomes law
100
the length of time between terms
What is two years
100
The number of senators elected every 2 years
What is one third
100
Which party controls the chair of any committee
What is the majority party
100
President of the senate
What is the VP
100
The one person who cannot introduce a bill
What is the President
200
Meeting of all members of the party to discuss policy.
What is caucus.
200
There are 20 of these in the senate
What are standing committees
200
This committe is temporarily set up fro a specific purpose
What is a select committee
200
3rd in line to the presidency
What is speaker of the house
200
What we call it when a bill gets a name and number
What is the first reading
300
There are 23 of these in the house
What are standing committees
300
What we call "talking a bill to death"
What is filibuster
300
THis committee has memebers from both houses
What is joint committee
300
The second most powerful person in the house
What is majority leader
300
Where a bill goes after committee to schedule floor debate
What is the rules committee
400
who presides over the House during sessions
What is speaker of the house
400
Thiws is the most influential position in the Senate
What is majority leader
400
Where the 2nd reading of a bill takes plce takes place
What is committtee of the whole
400
These people get the votes together to pass a bill
What is the whip
400
Where a bill goes if the house and senate version are different
What is the conference committee
500
How many votes are needed to pass a bill in the house
What is 218
500
Who is the current majority leader in the senate
Who is Harry reid
500
What it is called when a committee kills a bill
What is pigeon hole
500
Who is the current speaker of the house
Who is john Boehner ( Banner)
500
What it takes to over-ride a veto
What is 2/3 vote of both houses
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