Legislative Branch Jeopardy

Congress Basics

200

This is the total number of Senators in the United States Senate.

100

400

The term length for a United States Senator is this many years.

6

600

The House of Representatives has this many voting members.

435

800

This is the minimum age required to serve as a U.S. Senator.

30

1000

This part of Congress has the power to impeach the President.

The House of Representatives

Powers of Congress

200

Congress has the power to declare this, but it hasn't done so since World War II.

War

400

This branch of Congress has the power to approve treaties.

The Senate

600

This is the type of tax Congress has the power to lay and collect.

Income tax

800

Congress can regulate this, which includes trade between states and with foreign nations.

Commerce

1000

This clause in the Constitution allows Congress to make all laws "necessary and proper" for carrying out its powers.

The Elastic Clause

Legislative Process

200

The President has the power to do this to a bill, rejecting it before it becomes law.

Veto

400

This is the minimum number of votes required in the Senate to pass most legislation.

Simple majority (51 votes)

600

A bill can start in either the House or the Senate, except for this type, which must begin in the House.

A revenue bill

800

To override a presidential veto, Congress needs this fraction of votes in both chambers.

Two-thirds

1000

This is the term for a prolonged speech or series of speeches made to delay action in the Senate.

A filibuster

Important Figures in Congress

200

This person is the current leader of the House of Representatives.

Speaker of the House

400

This person is the official leader of the Senate, but only votes in the case of a tie.

The Vice President

600

This title is held by the longest-serving member of the majority party in the Senate.

The President Pro Tempore

800

This position is the head of the minority party in the House of Representatives.

The House Minority Leader

1000

This title is given to the person in charge of persuding party members to vote in line with party positions in both the House and Senate.

The Whip

Definitions

200

Having the power to make laws.

Legislative

400

A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

Veto

600

An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.

Census

800

(Of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers.

Bicameral

1000

The minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.

Quorum