SENATE
number of Senators per state?
2
number of Congressman in House?
435
Say, Bill, where do most bills die in Congress?
in committee
Who is usually the head of a city?
mayor
impeachment
minimum age to be in Senate?
30
Reality tv, 8 kids, logs, and saws...Which Congressman is from District 7?
Sean Duffy (aka Duffmaster)
How much cash are members of Congress earning?
$174 K
group of people usually 10 members or less who serve as a legislative body in a city?
city council
Is the power to draft soldiers an expressed or implied power?
implied power
Democratic Senator from WI?
Tammy "B-Dubs" Baldwin
What is it called when district lines are changed to improve voting for a political party?
redistricting
What's that called when the president doesn't like a bill and stops it?
That's called a veto.
Which law makes the president notify Congress within 48 hours if he wants to send troops somewhere?
War Powers Act (1973)
Steam baths to dehydrate, stories, children's books, all help Senators be victorious when doing what?
a filibuster!
reapportionment
Why do bills go to the conference committee?
to resolve differences in the House and Senate
Jail system for kids under 18?
Juvenile detention
Which house can actually convict and remove a president from office?
Senate
Republican Senator from WI
Ron Johnson
state with most Congressman in the House?
California
Where do members of the House (Congressmen) put a copy of the bill when they want to get the process going of introducing it?
in the hopper
Local laws are called what?
ordinances
Which types of bills can only originate in the US House of Representatives?
Revenue bills