Who is the person who breaks a tie in the senate
This person ensure's party discipline in voting
Who is a Whip
This is the term for the advantage that Congressmen have in re-election because they were already in the seat
What is incumbency?
What is the majority needed in order to override a presidential veto?
What is 2/3 in each house
The political party with the most members in a chamber is called the____________ party.
What is Majority
Powers listed/stated in the United States Constitution.
What are expressed powers?
This part of the constitution give the legislative branch its power
What is Article I
A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
Presidential appointments must be approved by which chamber?
What is the Senate
What is the census and who is the political party in power
Powers that are not listed in the Constitution, but are needed for Congress to carry out its duties.
What are implied powers?
A symbolic position typically given to the senior member of the majority party.
What is the President Pro Tempore?
Two chambers/houses in a legislative body
What is bicameral?
The three ways the President could handle a bill
What are signing the bill making it into a law, veto, and pocket veto?
Name the current Speaker of the House
Who is
Mike Johnson - Speaker
The part of the Untied States Constitution that list the expressed powers of Congress.
What is Article I, Section 8?