Legislative American Government
The article of the U.S. Constitution which lists the rules for the Legislative Branch
What is Article I?
The number of members in the U.S. Senate
What is 100?
The way that most money comes into the government (bills which relate to this must start in the House)
What is taxes?
The name for a proposed law
What is a bill?
The complete date when the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is July 4, 1776?
The word which means "made up of two houses or chambers"
What is bicameral?
The name of the building where Congress meets
What is the Capitol?
The power of the Senate which has to do with Supreme Court Justices
What is confirming presidential nominations?
What are held so that Congress can listen to supporters and opponents of a proposed law
What are hearings?
The type of relationship among the states proposed by the Articles of Confederation
What is a (firm league of) friendship?
The primary responsibility of Congress in the U.S. government
What is "making laws"?
The number of members in the House of Representatives
What is 435?
The number of powers listed for Congress in Article I
What is 17 (or 35)?
Where a proposed law goes to be voted on
What is the floor (of the House or Senate)?
The type of relationship among the states promised by the Preamble to the Constitution
What is a more perfect union?
The minimum age you must be to be a member of the House of Representatives
What is 25?
The name of the top leader in the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House?
What powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution are called
What are "enumerated powers"?
Where bills are debate and sometimes amended even before they are introduced on the floor
What is committee?
Any one of the three principles found in both the preamble to the Articles and to the Constitution
What is "common defence" or "secure liberties" or "general welfare"?
The number of years in a Senate term
What is six?
The official who also serves as President of the Senate and casts the deciding vote on issues where the Senate is tied
Who is the Vice President?
The name of the clause in the Constitution which allows Congressional power to stretch today to cover many situations which were unimaginable in 1787
What is the "necessary and proper" or the "elastic" clause?
What it is called when a Congressional session ends while a President is holding a bill for 10 days
What is a pocket-veto?
Either of the two principles included in the Preamble to the Constitution which cannot be found in the Articles
What is "establish justice" or "insure domestic tranquility"?