Qualifications
This is the age requirement to he a Representative in the House.
What is 25?
This establishes the power of Congress.
What is Article I of the Constitution?
This person is the ex officio (leader) of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Congress is an Example of this meaning two chambers.
What is Bicameral?
What is legislate?
This is the age requirement to be a Senator.
What is 30?
They are the listed powers of Congress in the Constitution (collectively).
What are the enumerated powers of Congress?
This person manages the day to day operations of the Senate
Who is the President Pro Temp.?
This is how often Representatives in the House are elected.
What is every two years?
These are Standing, Special, Joint, and Conference
What are types of Committees
This is the citizenship requirement to be a Representative.
What is a Citizen for 7 years?
This is the number of powers listed in the Constitution for Congress.
What is 18?
These people organize and lead the political parties in Congress and help to direct legislation
What are the Majority and Minority Leaders?
This the term length of Senators?
What is six years?
This it the ratio needed to overturn a veto.
What is 2/3?
This is the citizenship requirement to be a Senator.
What is 9 years a citizen?
This is the ratio needed to change the Constitution.
What is 3/4?
These people help maintain order in Congress and ensure that members of the parties vote together.
What are congressional whips?
This is a strategy that only senators can take to protest, stall, or attempt to kill a bill before it comes to a vote.
What is filibuster?
Aside from sign and veto this is the third option a president can take with a Bill.
What is a Pocket Veto?
This is the residential requirement for representatives.
What is live in the district they represent?
This clause allows for Congress to stretch the powers of the Constitution
What is the Elastic Clause?
This person was the first leader of the Senate (hint: this was before the position of President Pro Temp. was created)
Who is John Adams?
This is the ratio needed for cloture.
What is 5/8?
This is how a committee can kill a bill by not letting it out of committee.
What is pigeonhole?