Structure of Congress
Article I establishes this branch of government.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This chamber is based on population.
House of Reps
The length of a term for a member of the House.
What is 2 years
Powers that are directly listed in Article I, Section 8 are called these.
What are expressed (enumerated) powers
This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
What are checks and balances
What is the minimum age requirement to serve in the House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old?
This chamber gives equal representation to every state.
What is the Senate
The length of a term for a U.S. Senator.
What is 6 years
What is the clause that allows Congress to make laws necessary to carry out its powers?
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause
This amendment guarantees due process at the federal level
What is the 5th Amendment
What is the minimum age requirement to serve in the Senate.
What is 30 years old
Only this chamber can introduce revenue (tax) bills.
What is the House of Representatives
Congress has this many sessions per term.
What is 2 sessions
What is the name for the powers not directly written in the Constitution but derived from expressed powers?
What are implied powers
This amendment is the reason the Bill of Rights applies to the states
What is the 14th Amendment
Representatives must be citizens for this many years before serving.
What is 7 years
This chamber has the sole power to ratify treaties.
What is the Senate
This event, conducted every 10 years, determines representation in the House.
What is the Census
The power to collect taxes is an example of this type of power.
What is an expressed power
The Supreme Court uses this process to apply (sue) specific rights from the Bill of Rights to the states
What is selective incorporation
Senators must be citizens for this many years before serving.
What is 9 years
This chamber conducts impeachment trials.
What is the Senate
The process of redistributing House seats after the census.
What is Reapportionment
Creating a national bank is considered this type of power.
What is an implied power
In the system of checks and balances, this branch can declare a law unconstitutional
What is the Judicial Branch