Senate
How many representatives does the U.S. have?
100
How is each states number of representatives decided?
Population numbers
Who can come up with the idea for a bill?
Anyone
Talking a bill to death
Filibuster
Describe Gerrymandering and how does it affect both parties?
It is the re-drawing of district lines in order to gain a political advantage during elections. Both sides to do it.
Who presides over the Senate?
Vice President
What is the term limit for a member of the House of Representatives?
2 years
Which house does a bill start (not including tax bills)?
The term for the legislative branch's ability to vote someone out of office (their check on the other branches)?
Impeachment
What is the age requirements for the House of Representatives and the Senate?
House of Representatives: 25
Senate: 30
6 years
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
435
After the bill is introduced, it goes into: (hint, most bills "die here")
committee
What is a constituent?
People of a geographic area who are represented by a lawmaking body
If a president vetoes a bill, how can congress override it?
They can override it with 2/3's majority in both chambers
Do big or small states have more power in the Senate? Why?
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
What is the different between a standing and a select committee?
Standing committees are permanent committees, while select committees are only temporary.
What does apportionment mean?
The distribution of legislators based on population after a census
Where is the only place a filibuster can be held?
The senate
Why is the Senate the "Upper House" and "more prestigious"?
-Less members
-Longer terms
-They have abilities that the House of Representatives do not (Ex: appointing federal justices)
Why is the House of Representatives considered "The People's House?"
- low term limit
-Taxes start here
-Better represents the population as a whole
Which type of committee, towards the end of the bill making process, "irons out" differences between the Senate and House of Representative's version of the bill?
Conference Committee
What does appropriations mean?
The Senate is considered a "continous body". What does that mean?
There will always be at least 2/3rds of the Senate returning because only 1/3 of the senators are up for re-election every 2 years.