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100
The seats in the House of Representatives is based on...
What is population?
100
This committee comes at the very end of the legislative process and its purpose is to ensure that the versions of a bill passed by both the House and Senate are identical.
What is a conference committee?
100
These are two reasons my government is necessary.
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100
This is the total number of US Senators.
What is 100?
100
Our two house system is called a ...
What is a bicameral legislature?
200
This is the most powerful member of the House, and also the second in succession to the presidency.
Who is Speaker of the House?
200
This is one reason Congress makes extensive use of the "committee system."
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200
The Slave Trade Compromise postponed any legislation on the importation of slaves until...
What is for twenty years or until 1808?
200
The number of members of the Senate is based on...
What is equal representation for each state with each state getting two US Senators?
200
The GAO or Government Accounting Office is primarily responsible for...
What is reviewing and tracking Congressional expenditures?
300
The minimum years of citizenship and age for a member of the House is...
What is 7 years and 25 years respectively?
300
Give the name of one committee in either the House or Senate?
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300
In the Ratification Conventions in the States, the parties in favor of the Constitution were known as the...
Who were the Federalists?
300
The Senate is able to operate with fewer rules and procedures than the House because...
What is there are fewer members and a desire to maximum discussion?
300
Incumbent refers to ...
What is someone who is running for re-election to an office for which they already hold?
400
This is the number of representatives in the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
400
These are two reasons that chairman of committees are such powerful positions.
What is control when and how long meetings last; what are the matters to discuss; decide hearings needed and who will testify; manage debates on the floor for bills that originated in their committee.
400
This act called the Coercive Acts by Parliament and the Intolerable Acts by the Colonists, closed this harbor and withdrew this colony's charter.
What is Boston Harbor and Massachusetts?
400
The minimum requirements for being a US Senator are as follows: years a citizen, age.
What is 9 years and 30 years of age?
400
The intentional manipulating of Congressional districts for political gain is referred to as...
What is gerrymandering?
500
The current Speaker of the House is...
Who is John Boehner R, OH?
500
These are set-up from time to time to study specific or special topics.
What are select committees?
500
Give one example of English Liberty that was included in the English Bill of Rights.
What is monarchs must rule through the people's representatives; monarch must have consent to raise taxes and maintain an army; fair and speedy trials; no cruel unusual punishments, etc?
500
The current Majority Leader in the Senate is...
Who is Mitch McConnell R, KY?
500
The Congressional Budget Office or CBO helps Congress by..
What is coordinating the budget work of Congress?
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