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 the population of state?

200
The length of term for a Senator
What is 6 years?
200
​A session

What is called when Congress meets to conduct business?

200

The power to control money 

What is the power of the purse?

200

Serves as presiding officer of Senate 

Who is the vice president?

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

The Speaker of the House

Who is Nancy Pelosi?

300

Districts

What are parts of states that are divided in order to elect members of the House of Representatives?

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

Represents Sparta in the House of Representatives

Who is Mikie Sherrill?

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

The state with the most congressional districts

What is California?

400

The three presidents that have been impeached

Who are Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump?

400

One way in which Congress votes

What are by voice, standing vote, teller vote, and roll-call vote?

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?

500

This gives powers to Congress. 

What is the Constitution?

500

Two ways the President could handle a bill

What are signing the bill making it into a law and  veto?

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