House of Representative
How the number of representatives in the House per state is chosen.
What is the sum of number of representatives and senators in Congress?
What is 2?
Article One
Where is the Legislative Branch explained in the Constitution?
The MAIN duty or power congress.
What is to make laws?
Bill
What is a rough draft of a law?
Term of a Representative
What is 2 years?
The total number of members in the Senate.
What is 100?
Lobbyists
What are people hired by interest groups to meet and discuss with Legislators certain issues and concerns?
The number of members in congress/legislative branch.
What is 535? (435+100)
The Floor Debate
What is in the House chamber, members debate
whether to support or oppose a bill?
Current Speaker of the House.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
The length of term for senators.
What is 6 years?
Federalism
What is dividing power between national, state, and local governments?
Who is unlimited? or What is there are no maximum limits on terms.
Where most bills "die"
Where is in committee?
Bills that MUST start in the House of Representatives
What are bills that deal with raising money (like taxes)?
Current President of the Senate.
Who is Kamala Harris?
Impeachment
What is the House's power to lodge a legal accusation against the President?
Enumerated or expressed powers
Correct order and three steps for bill to become a law
What is pass out of committee, voted on by both houses, and signed by President?
Three qualifications for being a House Representative.
What is being 25 years old, a US citizen for 7 years, and be a resident of the District you represent?
Three qualifications to be a Senator.
What is to be 30 years old, a US citizen for 9 years, and a resident of the state from which they were elected?
Bicameral Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Three powers of Congress.
What is borrow, spend, coin money, power over trade, declare war, create a postal system, and/or raise an army?
Override an executive action
What is sending bill back to Congress to be approved by a 2/3 majority in both houses?