House of Representatives
The Senate
Overview of Congress
Congressional Powers
Congress in Action
100
The number of voting members in the House
What is 435?
100
Each state has this many Senators
What is two?
100
Type of legislature we have in America
What is a bicameral legislature?
100
Difference between expressed and implied powers
What is expressed powers are specifically stated in the Constitution and implied powers aren't specifically stated?
100

Presiding officer in the House of Representatives? (Title)

Who is the Speaker of the House?

200
Determines how many representatives each state gets
What is population of state?
200
The length of term for a Senator
What is 6 years?
200
When Congress assembles to conduct business
What is a session?
200

To try an official for misconduct

What is Impeachment?

200

The role of the Vice President in the Senate

What is to break tie votes

300
The length of a term for a House of Representative member
What is two years?
300
This amendment changed the election of senators from indirect to direct election?
What is the 17th Amendment?
300
Permanent panels that look through all bills sent to them
What is a standing committee?
300
Name two expressed powers of Congress
What is power to tax, borrow money, distribute money, regulate value of money, declare war, raise a military, and Copyrights and patents
300
A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
400

Current Speaker of the House

Who is Mike Johnson?

400

Patty Murray

Who is the President Pro Tempore?

400

The start date of each Congressional term

What is January 3rd of every odd year?

400

Drawing district boundaries for political reasons (trying to make a  “Republican” or “Democrat” District)

What is Gerrymandering?

400

The legislative branch was established by what part of the U.S. Constitution? (Article number)

Article I

500
Formal qualifications of being a House of Representative member
What is 25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, and resident of state and district?
500
The formal qualifications of becoming a senator
What is 30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving?
500

What is Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 called?

What is the necessary and proper clause, or the Elastic Clause.

500

The legislative branch's main responsibility is to?

What is write the laws, finance the government, and regulate trade?

500
The four ways the President could handle a bill
What are signing the bill making it into a law, let it site for 10 days without signing making it a law, veto, and pocket veto?
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