House of Representatives
The Senate
Overview of Congress
Congressional Powers
Congress in Action
100
The number of voting members in the House
What is 435?
100
Each state has this many Senators
What is two?
100
Type of legislature we have in America
What is a bicameral legislature?
100
Difference between expressed and implied powers
What is expressed powers are specifically stated in the Constitution and implied powers aren't specifically stated?
100
Presiding officer in the House of Representatives?
Who is the Speaker of the House?
200
Determines how many representatives each state gets
What is population of state?
200
The length of term for a Senator
What is 6 years?
200

When Congress assembles to conduct business, Congress is in...

What is a session?

200

Is the power to make a post office website an expressed or implied power?

What is implied?

200

What are two appointments the Senate approves from the President?

Executive Departments and Supreme Court Nominations

300
The length of a term for a House of Representative member
What is two years?
300

How many senators are there?

What is 100?

300

Permanent panels that look through all bills sent to them

What is a standing/congressional committee?

300
Name two expressed powers of Congress
What is power to tax, borrow money, distribute money, regulate value of money, declare war, raise a military, and Copyrights and patents
300
A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
400

What is the name of our MD-1 Representative (the guy who represents the Eastern Shore)

Who is Andy Harris?

400

The number of senators up for election every two years (not all 100 are up at one time)

What is 1/3 or about 33?

400
The start date of each Congressional term
What is January 3rd of every odd year?
400

What are reserved powers?

What is powers only given to the states?

400

What percent or fraction of Congress is needed to pass laws?

What is 2/3 or 66%?

500
Formal qualifications of being a House of Representative member
What is 25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, and resident of state and district?
500
The formal qualifications of becoming a senator
What is 30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving?
500
Section of the Constitution that lists Congress' expressed powers
What is Article I, Section 8?
500

Name 2 of the 4 DENIED powers of Congress.

What are Habeas Corpus, Ex Post Facto Laws, Bills of Attainder, and Export Taxes?

500
The four ways the President could handle a bill
What are signing the bill making it into a law, let it site for 10 days without signing making it a law, veto, and pocket veto?
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