Special Powers
This house of Congress holds impeachment trials
What is the Senate?
There are ____ US Senators.
What is 100?
These people can suggest bills (name as many as you can)
Who are members of Congress, the President, the American people, organized groups?
There are ___ US presidents that have been impeached.
What is 3?
Impeachment of an official must be decided with a ___ vote.
What is 2/3?
This house decides the President if no candidate can be reached through the Electoral College.
What is the House?
There are ___ members of the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
A bill must pass with a ___ vote
What is a majority?
This person is the only president to be impeached twice.
Who is Donald J. Trump?
This is when a member of Congress can talk endlessly in order to delay voting on legislation.
What is a filibuster?
This house decides the VP if no candidate can be reached by the Electoral Candidate.
What is the Senate?
You must be this old to be a Senator.
What is...30?
This person or group has the power to veto legislation.
Who is the President?
This person is currently the President of the Senate.
Who is JD Vance?
This is when a filibuster ends.
What is cloture?
This house approves all treaties and presidential appointments
What is the Senate?
You must be this old to be a member of the House of Representatives.
This is what happens after a bill is amended or changed.
What is voted on?
This person talked for over 25 hours during a session of Congress in April 2025.
Who is Cory Booker?
This protects members of Congress from being arrested in transit to or from session.
What is immunity?
This house starts all bills regarding revenue.
What is the House?
Senators serve __ year terms and Reps serve __ year terms.
Congress can override a presidential veto with a __ vote in both houses.
What is 2/3?
This president was not impeached because he was pardoned of wrongdoing by Gerald Ford.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This states that Congress can make laws on things not laid out in the Constitution.
What are implied powers/necessary and proper clause?