The Senate
Name the age that a Senator has to be in order to be elected.
30
What is the minimum age to be a Representative?
25 years old
This is the term for allowing a filibustered bill to be skipped while other bills are being voted on
Double tracking (aka a "hold")
This committee unique to the House allows longer debate and individual votes
Committee of the Whole
A treaty is proposed between the US and another country. Which branch of Congress is to approve it?
The Senate
Who breaks a tie in the Senate, as well as serving as the presiding officer?
The vice president of the United States
What state was sued because they didn't redraw their district lines? What Amendment did this violate?
Tennessee; the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause ("one person one vote")
A filibuster
This committee in the House focuses more on taxes
Ways and Means Committee
Name two examples of mandatory spending areas
Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, unemployment
Name at least two powers that the Senate has that the House does not.
Approve treaties, approve presidential appointees, presides over trials for impeachment
~700,000
Power of the purse
Who heads committees?
The chairperson (from the majority party)
Name two of the five miscellaneous small powers of Congress
Creating post offices, protecting intellectual property, setting weights and measurements, PIRATES, amendments
What ends a filibuster?
This Supreme Court case changed redistricting from a political question to a judicial question
Baker v. Carr (1962)
This is the action where legislators can bring funds back to their district.
Pork barrel spending.
This chamber is where conference committee members are from.
Both; the Senate and the House
Name the three general charges listed in the Constitution as reason to have someone impeached.
"Treason, bribery, and other high crimes/misdemeanors"
What is the 17th Amendment? What does is do?
Allows for state members/citizens to vote for their Senators instead of the federal government.
This role is the top position in the House and rules the floor. Who is it? What is the current one?
The Speaker of the House; Nancy Pelosi
This is the practice of members in Congress exchanging votes for each other's bills
Logrolling
A unique problem suddenly occurs and a committee is needed to focus on the short-lived issue. What type of committee is going to tackle it?
Select committee
There is a tie in the Electoral College for a presidential candidate. Who is going to break it?
The House of Representatives