House of Representatives
The Senate
Overview of Congress
I'm Just a Bill
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

Who is the only person who can bring forward a bill to the House floor?

A member of Congress

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

What percentage is needed in the House of Representatives to pass a proposed bill?

What is majority, (+50%), or 218 votes

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

Name one of the two senators Louisiana has

Bill Cassidy or John Kennedy

300
Permanent panels that look through all bills sent to them
What is a standing committee?
300

What percentage (or number of votes) are needed to pass a bill in the Senate?

2/3rds, or 67%, or 67 votes

300
A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
400

How many Representatives does the state of Louisiana have?

6

400
The number of senators up for election every two years
What is 1/3 or about 33?
400
The start date of each Congressional term
What is January 3rd of every odd year?
400

Once a Bill is passed by the Senate, where does it go to next?

The President

400

The ability of a congressman to not be pulled over when heading to votes/congress meetings is known as...

Immunity

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

Name of the building where members of Congress work? (Spelling Counts)

What is the U.S. Capitol Building

500

If a president receives a bill, and he or she ignores it for 10 days (not signing it); that is known as a...

What is a Pocket Veto

500

If a bill is labelled S1219, it means this bill was introduced in the...

Senate

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