Structure of Congress
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How much for: This is the lawmaking branch of the federal government.
👉 Answer: What is Congress?
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How much for: Powers that are written directly in the Constitution.
👉 Answer: What are expressed (enumerated) powers?
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How much for: This person is the leader of the House of Representatives.
👉 Answer: Who is the Speaker of the House?
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How much for: A proposed law introduced in Congress.
👉 Answer: What is a bill?
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How much for: Congress’s power to remove a president or judge from office.
👉 Answer: What is impeachment?
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How much for: Congress is divided into these two parts.
👉 Answer: What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
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How much for: This clause allows Congress to use implied powers.
👉 Answer: What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
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How much for: This person serves as President of the Senate.
👉 Answer: Who is the Vice President?
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How much for: The first step in making a law.
👉 Answer: What is introducing a bill?
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How much for: One way Congress checks the Executive Branch.
👉 Answer: What is approving appointments or overriding a veto?
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How much for: This house of Congress has 435 members.
👉 Answer: What is the House of Representatives?
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How much for: An example of an expressed power of Congress.
👉 Answer: What is declaring war? OR What is taxing?
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How much for: This Senate leader presides when the Vice President is absent.
👉 Answer: Who is the President Pro Tempore?
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How much for: The step where a committee studies and votes on a bill.
👉 Answer: What is committee review?
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How much for: This Senate tactic is used to delay or stop a vote.
👉 Answer: What is a filibuster?
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How much for: This house of Congress has 100 members, with two from each state.
👉 Answer: What is the Senate?
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How much for: Powers that are not written but suggested by the Constitution.
👉 Answer: What are implied powers?
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How much for: These leaders guide their party’s agenda in Congress.
👉 Answer: Who are the Majority and Minority Leaders?
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How much for: What happens after both houses pass a bill.
👉 Answer: What is sending the bill to the President?
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How much for: This vote can end a filibuster and requires 60 Senators.
👉 Answer: What is a cloture vote?
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How much for: The term that means Congress has two chambers.
👉 Answer: What is bicameral?
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How much for: Powers that Congress is forbidden from using.
👉 Answer: What are denied powers?
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How much for: The people who live in a district and are represented by a member of Congress.
👉 Answer: Who are constituents?
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How much for: The vote needed in Congress to override a presidential veto.
👉 Answer: What is a two-thirds vote in both houses?
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How much for: Groups that try to influence lawmakers on issues.
👉 Answer: What are interest groups?