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
The length of a term for a House of Representative member:
Two years
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 specified length of time served by elected officials in their elected offices:
Term
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 formal qualifications of becoming a Senator:
30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving
How many people total are their in Congress?
535
The regular period of time during which a legislative body conducts business:
Session
Who is the President of the Senate and can break a tie in the Senate?
Vice President
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
The number of senators up for election every two years:
1/3 or about 33
What is the most common outcome of Bills when they get sent to committees?
The die
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
An official count and survey of a population:
Leaders elected by their party members to serve as the chief spokesperson for that party:
Floor Leaders
President Pro Tempore
They are assistants to Party Leaders in Congress?
Party Whips
The process of dividing and distributing something fairly among a group, usually based on a specific rule or formula. In government, it often refers to dividing seats in a legislature (like the U.S. House of Representatives) among different areas or states based on population:
Apportionment
Two House Legislature:
Bicameral Legislature