House
Senate
Leadership
Bill to a Law
Black History Month
100
How long is 1 term for a U.S. House member?
2 years
100
How many Senators does each state get?
2
100
Which party controls the US House of Representatives?
Republican
100
A proposed law is called...
a bill
100
He was the first African-American Major League Baseball player.
Jackie Robinson
200
How many members in the U.S. House?
435
200
How many US Senators are there?
100
200
If there is a tie in the U.S. Senate vote, who is allowed to vote to break the tie (name of the person & his title)
Mike Pence (Vice President)
200
To talk a bill to death in the Senate...
a fillibuster
200
The name of the law that finally gave African-Americans the vote.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
300
To accuse a government official of a crime? Only the House has this power...
Impeachment
300
If a Senator resigns, who is responsible for replacing him/her?
Governor of that state.
300
Which Party controls the U.S. Senate?
Republican
300
In order for a bill to become a law it must pass both chambers of Congress with a ______ vote.
majority
300
Where did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous "I have a dream" speech?
Washington DC
400
Representation in the House depends a state's population. Redistricting occurs every ______ years following a census.
10
400
Prior to the 17th Amendment, who selected U.S. Senators?
State Legislatures
400
Who is the current Speaker of the U.S. House, and he is also 3rd in line to the Presidency?
Paul Ryan (R-WI)
400
Who is given the power to veto legislation?
The President (Trump)
400
All slaves in the United States were freed by this.
13th Amendment
500
How many House members are from South Carolina?
7
500
What is the maximum number of Senators that could lose in a single election year?
34
500
In the Senate, seniority rules. Who is South Carolina's Senior U.S. Senator? And what is his party?
Lindsey Graham (Republican)
500
When a president strikes out only portions of a bill. (This has been declared unconstitutional.)
Line-item veto
500
He was the first African-American Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
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