At a Glance
The Legislative Branch makes the country's ____
Laws
There are this many members in the House of Representatives
435
There are this many members of the Senate
100 (2 per state)
The political party that has more members in Congress is called the ____ party
Majority
What has the chemical formula C6H12O6?
Glucose, galactose, or fructose
The Legislative Branch is made up of these two houses
House of Representatives and The Senate
Apportion of representative seats is based upon this. It can change every 10 years with the census
State population
The "leader" of the Senate
Vice President
Shortly after the opening day of each term, each political party meets in private meetings called party ____. They select their party leader here
Caucuses
On the 8th of June, 793, the monastery of Lindisfarne was raided by these people from modern-day Norway and Denmark
Vikings
How many congressional districts does Pennsylvania CURRENTLY have?
17 (Formerly 18)
The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is called the ____ of The House
Speaker
The Senator that has been in office the longest is called the ___ Senator
Senior
This clause allows congress to "stretch" their delegated powers
Elastic clause / Implied powers
This is OBJECTIVELY the coolest empire in history
The Roman Empire
Members of Congress have offices in the ____ Building
Capitol
Who represents our congressional district in southwestern Pennsylvania?
Guy Reschenthaler
The method of making lengthy speeches to "talk a bill to death"
Filibuster
This is the system that gives more opportunities and first pick for important tasks to the members that have been in office the longest
Seniority system
Name as many forms of government as you can
Monarchy, dual monarchy, oligarchy, aristocracy, anarchy, dictatorship, republic, democracy, direct democracy, congressional democracy, constitutional monarchy, etc.
Congress divides tasks to different ____. There are many types of these.
Committees
This creates oddly shaped congressional districts
Gerrymandering
Name one of our current Senators in Pennsylvania (double points if you can name both of them)
Senior Senator Bob Casey and John Fetterman
Name at least ONE former president who has had the impeachment process start against them
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump
This is the political voting scandal that former president Richard Nixon was involved in between 1972-1974
Watergate