Rules, Rights, and Limitations of the Legislative Branch
The House of Representatives
The Senate
Miscellaneous
Powers and Limitations of Congress
100
The role of the legislative branch in our government
What is to make our country's laws
100
The number of members in the House of Representatives
What is 435
100
The length of a term that a senator serves
What is 6 years
100
If a bill starts in the House of Representatives, it would go here next.
What is Senate
100
These are general powers given to the congress. They are stated, but not enough information is given in the Constitution about the details
What are implied powers
200
Congress and Senate make up which body of government?
What is the Legislative Branch
200
The term of office for a representative
What is 2 years
200
Each state regardless of how big or small has _______ senators.
What is 2
200
If a president vetoes a bill, Senate and the House of Representatives can override his veto with what?
What is 2/3 vote in favor of the bill
200
Powers that are specifically given to the Congress by the Constitution.
What are Enumerated Powers
300
Powers that are given to the national government in Washington D.C., such as the power to declare war.
What are Delegated powers
300
A representative must be 25 years old ,must be a citizen of the U.S. for 7 years, and must live in the state he/she represents. What do these details describe?
What are Requirements to be a Representative
300
Must be 30 years old, a citizen of the United States for 9 years, and live in the state that he/she represents.
What are the requirements to be a senator.
300
In Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 it states that Congress has the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper to carry out it's responsibilities. This is called____.
What is the elastic clause
300
These are powers that are needed to run the government run smoothly
What are inherent powers
400
Members cannot be arrested during meetings or while going to or from meetings and members cannot be punished for anything said during one of their meetings. What are these examples?
What are privileges of Congress
400
Who is the presiding officer of the House is Representatives
The speaker of the house
400
The senate has two leaders-who are they?
The Vice President of the United States and the President Pro Tempore, only if the VP is absent.
400
Power to tax, borrow money, regulate trade (commerce), and naturalization(the process by which one can become a U.S. citizen) are powers given to which branch of government?
What are the powers of Congress
400
Powers that are shared between the national and state governments, such as the power to tax.
What are concurrent powers
500
The house and Senate publish their notes, minutes and records of their meetings in this document.
What is the Congressional Record
500
In order to decide how many representatives a state has, they need to look at the overall population of the state. What is this document called?
What is a census.
500
The amount of senators needed to remove a president from office
What is 2/3 of senators present
500
What is the first step in making a bill a law?
What is a Congressperson writing a bill and bringing it to the house he/she represents.
500
Powers that only the states have, such as the power to create a school system.