Ouster of KEVIN McCarthy
House & Senate: terms, qualifications, apportionment
House, Senate & President: Checks & Balances
House & Senate powers
Congressional powers and related laws
100

The government position Kevin McCarthy held until last Tuesday:

What is "Speaker of the House (House of Representatives)?"

100

The number of Senators per state in the U.S.A.

What is "two?"

100

This fraction of members in both houses of Congress is required to override a presidential veto

What is "2/3rds?"

100

At least five powers of Congress clearly relate to this violent human activity

What is "war?"

100

Glen Grothman, House Rep. for Manitowoc, wants to rename this Kiel building after Trooper Trevor J. Casper, through passage of H.R. 5712,

What is "post office?"

200
McCarthy's decisions about this were especially to blame for some Republicans abandoning him

What is "government spending?"

200

This changing number influences how many members of the House of Representatives come from each state

What is "population?"

200

This part of the Legislative branch has the sole power of impeachment

What is "House of Representatives?"

200

Jack Sparrow would fear this government power

What is "power to define and punish Piracies...?"

200

Reps. Fitzgerald and Gallagher hope to prevent enemies of the U.S. from this country from being issued U.S. patents, via passage of the "Prohibiting Adversarial Patents Act"

What is "China?"

300
This is growing, preventing compromise in Congress (and elsewhere), and is partly to blame for McCarthy's ouster

What is "partisanship?"

300

The age one must be in order to qualify for position of Senator

What is "thirty?"

300

This legislative body "tries" impeachments, acting as the jury

What is "the Senate?"
300
Clause 1 of Article 1, Section 8 focuses on this power, which is often referred to as the "power of the purse"

What is "power to tax and spend?"

300

A New Hampshire Senator ignited debate this May by introducing a bill granting military personnel the ability to leave military stations for up to three weeks to receive this medical procedure

What is "abortion?"

400

This Asian country's aid from America could be negatively impacted by Congress's stop to normal business following McCarthy's ouster

What is "Taiwan?"

400

The number of years between elections for ALL members of the House and 1/3rd of all Senators

What is "two?"
400

This is the fraction of "yeas" that is needed for a government official to be impeached

What is "2/3rds?"

400

Congress can create laws related to this process, through which someone born outside the U.S.A becomes a citizen of the U.S.A.

What is "naturalization?"

400
Rep. Garcia of Texas introduced a bill in Jan. 2021 aiming to obtain this immigration document for Enrique and Areli Soriano

What is "visa?"

500

This Republican representative warns McCarthy's ouster will shift House to the left and weaken Congress's check on the president, among other things

Who is "Rep. Tom McClintock?"

500

Holding this legal status for a certain number of years is required for anyone desiring to become a member of Congress 

What is "citizen?"

500

The person holding this government position is in charge of impeachment proceedings when the President is the target of impeachment

What is "the Chief Justice?" (of the Supreme Court)

500

This is a fancy name for "court" that is included in Section 8 of Article 1, when discussing Congress's power to make new federal courts

What is "tribunal?"

500

The SCORE Act, introduced in 2021, would've required colleges to annually report revenue and expenses coming from D-1 athletics if these colleges have students who receive this

What is "federal student-aid?"

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