Qualifications of Office
How old do you have to be to run for the House of Represenatives?
At least 25 years old.
Elected by the people.
What is Congress?
Congress gets its enumerated powers from what article of the Constitution?
Article I.
True or False - Both houses have Majority Floor leaders, Minority Floor leaders, and Whips.
True.
Only president that was impeached twice.
Who is Donald Trump?
To run for the Senate, how old do you have to be?
At least 30 years old.
The Senate has 100 members. How many senators do each state get?
2.
Power to start tax laws and impeachment.
What is the House of Representatives?
Who's the President of the Senate and what is his job?
JD Vance, presides over Senate and breaks ties in voting.
Conviction requires a _____ majority.
2/3 majority.
Where do you have to reside to be a part of the House of Representatives or the Senate?
In the state the person wants to represent.
The House of Representatives has 435 members, 14 are from Georgia. Each state gets their Representatives based on?
Population.
Implied powers, such as creating the IRS, are necessary to carry out...
Expressed or Enumerated powers.
Mike Johnson presides over the House of Representatives and maintains order. What's his job title?
Speaker of the House.
Who has the power to impeach? Who holds the impeachment trials?
House of Representatives have the power. Senate holds the trials.
Who serves for 2 years? for 6 years?
House of Representatives has a two years term, Senate has a 6 years term.
How were Senators originally elected?
By state legislators.
Levy & collect taxes, borrom money, and raise armies are examples of _______ powers.
What are expressed or enumerated powers?
Senator Charles Grassley fills in for the President of the Senate. What's his title?
President Pro Tempore.
______ is when group pressures are brought to bear on the legislative process and legislators.
What is Lobbying?
Fow how long do you have to be a citizen to run for the Senate? For the House of Representatives?
9 years for the Senate, 7 for House of Representatives.
Amendment that ratified the US Senators are elected by the citizens of the state.
What is the 17th Amendment?
Hold impeachment trials, confirm presidential appointments, and ratify treaties.
What are the powers of the Senate?
Types of Comittees in Congress.
Standing Comittees, Select Comittees, Joint Comittees, and Conference Comittees.
How does a bill become a law?
A member of one of the houses introduces it, the Comittee reviews it, in the floor the bill is debated on and voted on. If it gets a majority vote, it goes through a Conference Comittee, then the president signs the bill or vetoes it. Veto can be overridden by a 2/3 vote.