House
How long is a House member's term?
2 years
There are ___ senators
100
bill
Amendment # __: Search and Seizure, search warrants
4
One of Ohio's Senators
Rob Portman
Sherrod Brown
How many House members are there?
435
Ohio has __ Senators
2
Most Bills die in ___
Committee
Amendment # __: Ended slavery
13
Define the term: Bicameral
Congress divided into 2 parts; the House of Representatives and the Senate
How many House representatives does Ohio have?
16
The Senate ___ Presidential appointments (for example: Supreme Court)
confirms
every 10 years, the government conducts the __. This is when they try to __ the population
census
count
Amendment #__: no cruel/unusual punishment
8
Why is 709,760 an important number?
This is about the number of constituents each Representative in the House of Representatives has.
All ___ bills must begin in the House
revenue/tax
A Senator's term is __ years
6
The Bill passed by the House and the Senate must be ____ the same
Exactly
Amendment # __: Birthright citizenship and equal protection
14
Define the term: Gerrymandering
Dividing Congressional districts to help a specific political party
3 Requirements to be a House representative:
25 years old
citizen for 7 years
Live in State you represent
Qualifications to be a Senator
30 years old
Citizen for 9 years
Live in State you represent
When a Bill gets to the President, he has 2 options:
1) He can ___ it into Law
2) He can ___ it ("No Way")
sign
Veto
Amendment # _: "Right to remain silent"
5
Define the term: Federalism
A government where power is split between one national and numerous state governments (USA)