Impeachments
Who votes on whether or not the President is impeached?
House of Representatives
__________ powers - The Constitution explicitly states that Congress has this power.
Expressed
How old do you have to be to run for the House?
25
Define bicameral
2 chambers of Congress
True or false:
Congress has the power to enforce laws
False
Impeaching the President in the House only takes a simple majority. When the impeachment goes to trial, how many votes does the Senate need to convict?
2/3rds
A ___________ is when a Senator attempts to "talk a bill to death".
Fillibuster
How old do you need to be to run for the Senate?
30
__________ powers - The Constitution explicitly states that Congress has this power.
Expressed
True or false:
Congress has the power to overturn presidential vetoes
True
Who acts as President of the Senate and presides over the Senate when a President is to be tried?
Chief Justice
What clause sometimes gets called “The Elastic Clause"?
Necessary & Proper Clause
The House has how many members?
435
__________ powers - By reasonable conclusion, Congress has these powers.
Implied
True or false:
Congress has the power to coin money
True
3 Presidents have been impeached. Name them
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
Committees decide whether a bill should be what? (3 things)
Pass
Change
Veto
The Senate has how many members?
100
__________ powers - By creating a national government for the US, Congress has these powers.
Inherent
Who approves all Presidential appointments?
Senate
Who is the only President to resign from office?
Richard Nixon
SVD(P2) means what
Sign It
Veto It
Do Nothing
(PASS/POCKET VETO)
Members of the House represent what?
Members of the Senate represent what?
Districts
Entire States
What is an indirect tax?
A tax payed to the government indirectly by a person (Middle Man)
Who has the power to declare war?
Congress