Powers of Congress
Bill to Law
Congress Structures
Terms and Terminology
You're on a "Role"!
100
This power lets Congress decide what is legal and what is not.
What is the Power to Make Laws?
100
This is the first step of the "Bill-to-Law" process
What is Introduction?
100
This must happen for members of Congress to get their power.
What is an Election?
100
Member's of this chamber serve 6 year terms.
What is the Senate?
100
This role of Congress requires that that the House of Representatives starts its process.
What is Impeachment Powers?
200
This power allows Congress to ask other countries to share their wealth
What is the Power to Borrow Money?
200
In this step, the President decides if they like or dislike the law
What is Executive Review?
200
This person is not a member of Congress; instead, they donate to Congress members to vote on their behalf.
Who are Lobbyists?
200
This is created when the President approves of congress's proposed rules
What is a Law?
200
This role requires that a member of Congress be given their position by how much they know on a topic.
What is Congressional Committees?
300
This power allows Congress to create new "bills" (the green kind)
What is the Power to Coin Money?
300
In this step, members of Congress from one house argue with each other about a Bill
What is Debate?
300
This person leads the Senate most of the time; currently it is J.D. Vance.
Who is the Vice-President?
300
This is the political group with less power in a chamber of Congress.
What is the Minority Party?
300
This is the role that Congress is doing when it puts businesses, private individuals, and members of Congress on trial.
What is Investigative Power?
400
The President may be the "Chief", but this power allows Congress to be the real "Commander"
What is the power to Make War?
400
In this step, "specialists" in a certain subject are asked to give more knowledgeable feedback on a Bill
What is Committee?
400
This person leads the House of Representatives; currently it is Mike Johnson.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
400
What is Gerrymandering?
400
This role requires that Congress write out exactly how much the government can spend on different things.
What is Federal Budgeting?
500
Members of Congress have the ability to create this part of the Judicial Branch; and no, it isn't the tennis kind.
What are Lower Courts?
500
The Congressional Response to a "Veto" is an Override - This is the number of votes the Senate needs to pass a bill during Override.
What is 67?
500
This person leads the Senate if the normal leader is not there.
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
500
This is a word for someone who lives in the area represented by a member of Congress.
What is a Constituent?
500
This is the role Congress was filling when they spoke to the CEO of Tiktok
What is Investigative Powers?