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
What is a session?
200
Occurs after the president appoints cabinet members or justices to the Supreme Court

What is the Senate must approve all presidential appointments?

200
Serves as presiding officer of Senate in absence of Vice President
What is the president pro tempore?
300
The length of a term for a House of Representative member
What is two years?
300
The role the Senate plays in an impeachment trial

What is conduct the trial?

300

Permanent panels that look through and conduct hearings on all bills sent to them 

What is a standing 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

Bills that involve this must start in the House

What are revenue bills?

400
The number of senators up for election every two years
What is 1/3 or about 33?
400

In the lawmaking process, Congress can override a presidential veto.

What is a check the legislative branch has over the executive branch?

400

to address problems or issues

Why does Congress write laws?

400

The five steps in which Congress makes laws

What is introduced, work in committees, debate and vote on floor, sent to the other chambers and signed by the president?

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

Which chamber of Congress has the power to elect president in case they do not receive majority of electoral college vote

What is the House of Representatives?

500

What the 3 things the President can do to a bill

What are signing the bill making it into a law, let it sit for 10 days without signing making it a law, and veto

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