House of Representatives
The number of voting members in the House
435
Each state has this many Senators
Main goal of the Legislative Branch:
Make Laws
Consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives:
Congress
Formal charge (accusation of misconduct) brought against a public official by the lower house in a legislative body; trial, and removal upon conviction, occurs in the upper house.:
Impeach
Determines how many representatives each state gets
Population of each state
The length of term for a Senator:
6 years
Who in Congress needs to pass bills? Who needs to sign bills?
House of Representatives and the Senate/President needs to sign a Bill to become a Law
A proposal presented to a legislative body for possible enactment as a law:
A Bill
The presiding officer of the House of Representatives, chosen by and from the majority party in the House:
Speaker of the House
The length of a term for a House of Representative member:
Two years
Who are the 2 Senators from the State of Kentucky?
Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
How many people total are their in Congress?
535
The member of the United States Senate, or of the upper house of a state’s legislature, chosen to preside in the absence of the president of the Senate:
President Pro Tempore
The specified length of time served by elected officials in their elected offices:
Term
Why does the House of Representatives have a Rules Committee when creating Laws? (and not the Senate) (rules the House needs to follow in order to debate laws)
The House has so many more people than the Senate and debating Laws is time consuming
The formal qualifications of becoming a Senator:
30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving
What is the most common outcome of Bills when they get sent to committees?
The die
The regular period of time during which a legislative body conducts business:
Session
Two House Legislature:
Bicameral Legislature
Formal qualifications of being a House of Representative member:
25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, and resident of state and district
The number of senators up for election every two years:
1/3 or about 33
Difference between expressed and implied powers:
Expressed powers are specifically stated in the Constitution and Implied powers aren't specifically stated
A tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending:
Filibuster
Members of the House and Senate picked to carry out party decisions and steer legislative action to meet party goals:
Floor Leader