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A population count taken every 10 years is a what?
Census
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435
What does a bill start out as?
An idea
Who is the current Vice President?
Kamala Harris
What are the 2 types of congressional powers?
Expressed and Implied Powers
What percentage of Representatives or Senators does it take to initially pass a bill?
51%
Who is directly in line for the Presidency after the Vice President? Who is currently in this position?
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi
Who are the 2 current Senators for North Carolina?
Richard Burr and Thom Thillis
The lower house of congress, 435 members
house of reps
How long is a U.S. Senator’s term of office?
6 years
Permanent committee that meets regularly
standing committee
Older or higher in position or status than someone else
seniority
People hired by private groups to influence government decision makers…
Lobbyists
An oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group is what?
Gerrymandering
An interchange of goods or commodities
commerce
What are the qualifications to be in the House of Representatives?
Must be 25 years or older
live in the district that elects them
must be a citizen for 7 years
What kind of committee resolves differences between the House and the Senate? These Committees create what bill?
Conference committee and Compromise Bill
Who were the 2 Presidents that have been impeached? What president resigned before the vote?
Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon
A bill has been proposed on the floor of the House of Representatives that motions to change the color of US money to purple. What power gives Congress this right?
Coin money
A high school age kid serving the United State Senate in Washington D.C. They are nominated by a Senator from their home state and perform a variety of tasks, such as delivering messages and legislative documents on the Senate floor and various Capitol Hill offices.
Senate Page
There are 3 limits on congressional powers. What are they?
Suspend Writ of Habeas Corpus
Pass Ex Post Facto Laws
Pass Bills of Attainder
What are the qualifications to be in the Senate?
30 years or older
citizen for 9 years
must live in the state that elects
Who is the current U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 5th Congressional district? This is the district that we are in
Virginia Foxx
What does the Rules Committee do?
Restrict floor debate about a bill or even bypass standing committees and bring a bill directly to the floor for debate
If Congress adjourns its session within 10 days of submitting a bill to the President that the President does not sign, the bill dies.
Pocket Veto