House of Representatives
The Senate
Overview of Congress
Vocabulary Part 1
Vocabulary Part 2
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The number of voting members in the House

435

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Each state has this many Senators

2
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Main goal of the Legislative Branch:

Make Laws

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Consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives:

Congress

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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

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The length of a term for a House of Representative member:

Two years

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The length of term for a Senator:

6 years

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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

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A proposal presented to a legislative body for possible enactment as a law:

A Bill

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Congress sets the rules for _______, or becoming a citizen.

naturalization

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Formal qualifications of being a House of Representative member:

25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, and resident of state and district

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The formal qualifications of becoming a Senator:

30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving

300

How many people total are in Congress?

535

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Congress has the power to regulate ______, or trade.

commerce

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Who is the President of the Senate and can break a tie in the Senate?

Vice President

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Who is your representative in the House?

Morgan McGarvey or Thomas Massie

400

Name your senators.

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul

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What is the most common outcome of Bills when they get sent to committees? 

They die

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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

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An official count and survey of a population:

Census
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Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? Name the position and the person who holds the position now.

Speaker of the House

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Who is the leader of the Senate when the Vice President is unavailable?

President Pro Tempore

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List 3 of Congress's enumerated powers.

•Hold a census

•finance the National Government

•lay and collect taxes

•borrow money

•regulate commerce

•coin money

•establish standards of weights and measure

•issue patents and copyrights

•establish Post Offices and Postal Roads

•defend the nation

•declare war

•maintain the armed forces

•enact/pass laws

•establish other federal courts as needed

•NATURALIZATION


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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

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Two House Legislature:

Bicameral Legislature

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